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punching bag

noun

an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
Informal.��a person serving as an object of abuse; scapegoat.
I told him that I wasn't going to be a punching bag for anyone.

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First recorded in 1895–1900

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Now he was standing up to the bully who loves to use California, Newsom and our progressive politics as a punching bag.

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They approach a black punching bag on weary, sometimes wobbly feet.

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But Roberts’ mentor and friend had devolved over two decades from Angels’ World Series champion pitching coach to Dodgers punching bag.

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President Trump has turned Canada into a punching bag.

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