punch above your weight
mainly UK informalIf a country or business punches above its weight, it becomes involved in, or succeeds in, an activity that needs more power, money, etc. than it seems to have:
Singapore punches above its weight in the world economy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking part and getting involved
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- catch
- concern
- count
- deep
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- go in on sth
- hat
- immersive
- in on sth idiom
- neck
- plunge in/plunge into sth
- ring-in
- step
- step in
- submerge yourself in sth
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling