punch|ing bag

punch|ing bag
punch|ing bag «PUHN chihng»,
1. a leather bag filled with air or stuffed, to be hung up and punched with the fists for exercise or boxing practice.
2. Figurative. a person or thing used to vent one's anger or annoyance.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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