make a grab at

make a grab at someone or something

to grasp at someone or something. Don made a grab at Betsy, but she eluded him. Kelly made a grab at the ball, but it went on past her.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baillif	['beilif]
Godeliva	-	Ancient Germanic
Egilhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Gorka	-	Basque
Venera	vye-NYE-rah (Russian), vee-NYE-rah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Albanian
Ainsley	AYNZ-lee	Scottish, English (Modern)