a body blow

(mainly British)

something that causes serious difficulty or disappointment Losing the court case was a body blow to animal rights campaigners. Her hopes of competing in the Olympics were dealt a body blow when she fell and injured her back.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Manu (2)	MAH-noo (Finnish)	French, Spanish, German, Finnish
Kain	-	Biblical Greek
Shelby	SHEL-bee	English
Juliska	-	Hungarian
Loraine	[lɔ'rein]
Aisyah	-	Indonesian