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
Robi	-	Hungarian
Kalyan	-	Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
Pythagoras	pi-THAG-ər-əs (English)	Ancient Greek
Atrides	['ætridəs]
Jung	jung	Korean
Ortega	[ɔ:'teigə]