strike a blow
Verb
Meaning
affect adversely
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Examples
The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws
“If we want to strike a blow for global equality, and if we want to do something for intergenerational equity, then you’ve got 20 days.
London preferred appeasing Khartoum to strike a blow on Cairo and its push for unity of the Nile Valley.
Its purpose was to eliminate food and supplies vital to the South's military operations, as well as to strike a blow at Southern civilian morale.
This opposition is only reinforced later in the document; it continues to read that the “holy ones” will “strike a blow at wickedness,” ultimately resulting in the “annihilation of the Sons of Darkness” (1Q33:1:13).
In fact, the sport has plenty of regulations about protective equipment and where you can and cannot strike a blow.