take a jab at

take a jab at someone

and take a punch at someone

1. to hit at someone; to poke someone. Max took a jab at Lefty and missed. Lefty took a punch at Max.

2. Go to take a dig at someone.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Busby	['hʌzbi]
Mithras	MITH-rəs (English)	Persian Mythology (Hellenized)
Lessie	LES-ee	English
Bullock	['bulək]
&Aelig;Lf&Thorn;Ry&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon