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
Wilson	WIL-sən	English
Lew	LEF	Polish
Slavomir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Letha	-	English
Connla	-	Irish Mythology
Mikhailu	-	Old Church Slavic