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What does "a force to be reckoned with" mean?

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Rebecca

"a force to be reckoned with" is a phrase that means "someone who is strong and cannot be ignored". Ex: When he scored a hat-trick in 10 minutes, the other players realized that he was a force to be reckoned with.

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