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one-two
[wuhn-too]
noun
Also called one-two punch. Boxing., a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
Informal., any strong or effective combination of two people or things.
The old one-two of a good passer and a good receiver is the best way to win football games.
Fencing., a type of attack made up of two movements.
adjective
employing or suggesting a one-two; with one major or powerful thing or person combined with or following another.
one-two
noun
boxing a jab with the leading hand followed by a cross with the other hand
soccer another term for wall pass
Word History and Origins
Origin of one-two1
Example Sentences
The fifth season arrives on the heels of a one-two punch of PR nightmare, David Harbour’s messy split from Lily Allen and a Daily Mail report that Brown had filed a complaint of bullying and harassment against Harbour before production on Season 5 began.
For USC, it made for a particularly cruel one-two punch.
At the end of the day, this one-two punch could largely mimic the current tariff regime.
Fixed-income investors got a one-two punch in mid-October: first, with the bankruptcy-protection filing of First Brands, a heavily indebted auto-parts company, and then, separately, when two regional banks had to write down losses on bad loans.
Daniel Jones and Jonathan Taylor are a devastating one-two punch.
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