Brash

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–verb (used with object) 

1. to strike with a crushing 

or 

smashing blow. 



2. Chiefly British, Canadian. to hurl (猛力投擲) harsh verbal abuse at. 



–noun 

3. a crushing blow.

4. Informal. a thoroughly enjoyable, lively party. 



—Idioms

5. have a bash (at), British. to attempt; make an attempt.

6. on the bash, British. working as a prostitute. 





 　

And despite positive reviews, the film has remained unreleased. Even Durst’s critically bashed follow-up, the 2008 sports film The Longshots was released last Summer.





spar

to box with light blows.

and Sands finds himself [verbally] sparring with a priest

clout

blow esp. with hand, cuff. 

Howard uses clout to back [Obama]

Thanks to the box-office [clout] of stars [Taylor] and [Burton], not to mention the [titilation] factor of hearing all those naughty words on the big screen, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf was a hit,

buffet

a blow, as with the hand or fist.

or brilliantly designed capitals of industry in which little people are manipulated and [buffeted] about by the string pullers.



brash

He's hyper-reactive, flickering between [brash], [bashful], playful, and awkward

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