glass jaw
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of glass jaw
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Following defeat in the second Test in Brisbane, McCullum said his team could not have a "glass jaw", while captain Stokes said Australia is "no place for weak men".
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
But for now it’s the other way around — and the Yankees seem to have a glass jaw.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2021
This way, Cline hit a series of targets at once: a new emotional window onto the banality of evil; an homage to a literary hero; and a squarely landed blow across the bogeyman’s glass jaw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2020
"America's 'Iron Lady' does not have a glass jaw," Hart told the Journal.
From US News ● May 5, 2015
It's too bad he's got a glass jaw.
From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack
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