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- noun Plural form of
punch-up .
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Examples
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Sure, he went through loads of punch-ups and acquired scratches and bruises all over, but the real challenge came when he was cast for Quantum of Solace in 2008.
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There have been broken jaws, punch-ups, bottles of Ballentines, political rumbles, a Copa del Rey final, a sickening beating on YouTube and 42 baseball bats lined up before the cameras at a police station – thankfully found just in time.
Sevilla get their season going ... all it took was to ditch the mother-in-law Sid Lowe 2010
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FDG Entertainment, 69pFrancis Drake's scion returns for more charmingly engaging global adventuring, taking in grand puzzles, gunfights and good old-fashioned punch-ups set against truly spectacular scenery.
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Pro-fighter Carano certainly convinces in the many punch-ups – she could have Salt and Hanna any day – and she's wisely given little space for acting in between them.
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As well as luscious locations there are extravagantly engineered puzzles and fights to be won, mixing exploration with gunplay and punch-ups.
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The books are disappointingly heavy on punch-ups and light on, you know, rationale.
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Tales of dashing centuries, bust-ups, punch-ups, drinking, gambling and women spread through the snooker world.
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Apparently some internet genius decided "Bridget Jones" needed a few punch-ups (pun intended), and who better to do the punching than our hero Robert Downey Jr, er, I mean, Iron Man.
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… “The extended metal-on-metal punch-ups are cartoonish but, thanks to the game-raising CGI, utterly convincing.”
Early Buzz: The First Real Reviews for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | /Film 2009
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But running with the other middies was more than just punch-ups and tying knots—it was like joining a pack of dogs.
LEVIATHAN MR. SCOTT WESTERFELD 2009
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