Boxing Idioms from The Teacher at bbclearningenglish.com

In this video the Teacher puts himself through great pain to teach you these idioms related to boxing:

To take it on the chin
To be below the belt
To throw in the towel

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[TranceEcstasy]

Hey ! BBC Learning English is such a great website, and Teacher your videos are usefull.

I have 1 question if someone could answer to me ^^

Can these idioms be used in other sports or situations ? Or can they only be used for boxing ?

[bbclearningenglish]

Hi TranceEcstacy! I'm glad you like my website. Yes, you can use these idioms in other situations, not just about boxing.

Take care, The Teacher.

[spidersunshines]

Hi!

Is the idiom "below the belt" considered slang?

Because I think it would be inappropriate to say a female "That was below the belt", am I wrong?

Thanks.

[bbclearningenglish]

Hello Spidershines!

Good question. Yes it's slang but don't worry, it's not rude. And yes, a woman can say it too.

The Teacher.

[planiolro]

Why the videos are so rare, since are so useful for no native English speakers. One per week could be the recommended ratio. Useful video as always

[Maxw97]

@TranceEcstasy Of course they can be used in other situations!!!

It's IDIOMS!

[megi345]

Dear teacher, are you ok ?????

[siavash17]

nice, he had hard time to teach us few words, thank you very much for your sacrifice.

[commissar999]

this is awful...