punch below one's weight

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toachieveorperformat a level lower than should be expected based on one'spreparation,attributes,rank, or pastaccomplishments.2001September 29, “For men who should know better”, inTelegraph, UK, retrieved23 December 2009:But the overall effect is flimsy and insubstantial, a gifted writerpunchingwellbelow his weight.2023May 29, Jonathan Head, “Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai election upstart who vows to be different”, inBBC‎[1]:Under the military-backed governments of the past decade Thailand is widely viewed as havingpunched below its weightin international affairs, with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha taking little interest in foreign policy.

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