pack a punch/wallop
idiom
informal
: to be very strong, forceful, or energetic
Careful—these hot peppers really pack a punch.
Unlike her last album, her new release packs a wallop.
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Maximum Physical Damage: Makeup Effects — Blood, bones, and bodies…find out the secrets behind the guts and gore that made the action really pack a punch.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Together, the pair have leaned into Hollywood glamour with knockout gowns that pack a punch.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Despite the downsize from last year’s historic 21 Latino performers, the diverse lineup, from música Mexicana stars to experimental pop singers, will pack a punch at the Empire Polo Club in Indio for the next two consecutive weekends.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The group’s future remains unfixed, and its images from the 1970s still pack a punch today, resonating in a moment when the past doesn’t feel all that different from the present.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Together, the pair have leaned into Hollywood glamour with knockout gowns that pack a punch.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Despite the downsize from last year’s historic 21 Latino performers, the diverse lineup, from música Mexicana stars to experimental pop singers, will pack a punch at the Empire Polo Club in Indio for the next two consecutive weekends.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The group’s future remains unfixed, and its images from the 1970s still pack a punch today, resonating in a moment when the past doesn’t feel all that different from the present.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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