A body blow 是一个成语表达，说明一件事对另一件事造成了巨大打击，后果严重。

　　例句

　　His poor grade in the last essay was a body blow to his chances of graduating top of the class.

　　“I’m sorry to hear you broke your wrist.”

　　“Thanks, it was a real body blow. I don’t think I’ll be able to recover in time for the competition this summer.”

　　请注意

　　另一个含“身体”一词的成语是 over my dead body“除非我死了”.

　　例句

　　“Dad, I think I want to quit university.”

　　“Over my dead body!”

　　“I want to paint the house purple.”

　　“Over my dead body!”