throw punches
idiom
: to swing one's arm and try to hit someone with one's fist
I broke up the argument before they started throwing punches.
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Videos of the scene quickly went viral on social media, showing opposing spectators throw punches and beverages at one another, and Uruguayan players—including Liverpool forward Darwin Núñez and Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo—climb into the stands to join in the brawl.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 11 July 2024
His brother Rigoberto showed him how to throw punches from the porch of their home.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Just don’t throw punches at practice McCarthy said the preseason games are more about rookies and second-year players than veterans.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
The first robber, wearing a hat and dark clothes, ran up and without warning punched the victim in the face from behind, then slammed him into a chain fence and continued to throw punches.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 11 July 2024
His brother Rigoberto showed him how to throw punches from the porch of their home.
—Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Just don’t throw punches at practice McCarthy said the preseason games are more about rookies and second-year players than veterans.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
The first robber, wearing a hat and dark clothes, ran up and without warning punched the victim in the face from behind, then slammed him into a chain fence and continued to throw punches.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
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“Throw punches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20punches. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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