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punching bag

NOUN
  1. a person on whom another person vents their anger
    he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag
  2. an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing

How To Use punching bag In A Sentence

  • It's like the music in the movies where the hero is training for greatness; sparring in a basement with a punching bag or running like the wind or something.
  • It was more like an extension to Pat's bedroom, with a drum kit, spare computer, a few amps and our sound deck, a punching bag, and a sofa.
  • The punching bag lay in a thousand blackened pieces on the floor, material and stuffing scattered everywhere.
  • he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag
  • Sanchez saw Stewart as some type of well connected non-working class guy who did not appreciate how difficult it was for Sanchez to succeed, in a world where the number of nationally seen Latino news anchors is now zero, in a world where Latin American immigrants are just a step below Muslims in being political punching bags from the right. James Love: Jon Stewart Spikes the Ball, But Misses the Moment
  • After all, they are the original pecking-order punching bags, the bottom-of-the-esteem-food-chain freaks who are universally seen as smelling of mimeograph toner, body odor, and old corn chips.
  • She wandered over to one of the punching bags and ran her fingers along the vinyl material softly, her fingertips just barely grazing the cold surface.
  • He's introduced on stage, where amidst the dancers he stands at the end of a row, sparring with a punching bag.
  • This woman became the national punching bag with the likes of David Letterman, being just one more batterer. Palin ally: 'Life is not happy for her' right now
  • I yelled too loud, but I was sore, angry and tired of being used as a large punching bag by a spoiled four-year old.
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