Significato: below

be·low || bɪ'ləʊadv. sotto, di sotto, giù in bassoprep. sotto, al di sotto di; indegno di, non degno di; a valle di

rate below else Go to rate below Idioma

a notch below

inferior, not as good That bicycle is a notch below the Peugeot. It's not quite as good.

below the belt

in an unfair or cowardly way I think that he was hitting below the belt when he began to criticize me after I told him my true feelings on the matter.

below the poverty line

not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse If husband and wife are earning minimum wage, they're living below the poverty line.

notch below

(See a notch below)

get below

1．become less than（an amount）少（低）于
If the temperature gets below freezing point，we should take the plants indoors．假如气温降到零度以下，我们就得把这些花木移入室内。
2．become worse than a standard达不到（标准）
Your work has been getting below its usual standard recently，so you must improve it．你的工作近来没有达到通常标准，所以你必须加以改进。

hit below the belt

Idiom(s): hit (sb) below the belt

Theme: FAIRNESS - LACKING

to do something unfair or unsporting to someone. (Informal. From boxing, where a blow below the belt line is not permitted.)
• You really hit me below the belt when you told the boss about my tax problems.
• In business Bill is difficult to deal with. He hits below the belt.

Below par

If something isn't up to standard, or someone isn't feeling or doing very well, they are below par.

below par|below|par

adj. or adv. Below standard. Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now.
Antonym: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF.

below the belt|below|belt

adv. phr. 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. He struck the other boy below the belt. 2. informal In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. It was hitting below the belt for Mr. Jones's rival to tell people about a crime that Mr. Jones committed when he was a young boy. Pete told the students to vote against Harry because Harry was in a wheelchair and couldn't be a good class president, but the students thought Pete was hitting below the belt.

below the belt, hit

below the belt, hit
Not behave according to the rules or decency, unfairly, as in Bringing up my mother's faults—that's really hitting below the belt. The term comes from boxing, where according to the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (1865) a fighter may punch his opponent only in the upper body or head. For a synonym, see low blow; also see under one's belt.

rate beneath (someone or something)

1. To be advised beneath valuable, significant, or important than addition person, thing, or accumulation of bodies or things. I alone accept that aggravating to aerate the profits of corporations ante beneath attention the wellbeing of our adolescent citizens. His music is actual accepted beyond the globe, alike admitting he tends to amount beneath best "serious" agreeable artists.2. To accede addition or article to be beneath valuable, significant, or important than addition person, thing, or accumulation of bodies or things. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "rate" and "below." It's still actual well-written, but I would apparently amount it beneath her added work. I accept to amount my aftermost disciplinarian beneath others I've had through your service. He was actual unprofessional.Learn more: below, rate

rate something beneath something abroad Go to amount someone or something beneath someone or something

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