take a run at (someone)

To assault someone; to approach or run toward someone with the aim of harming them. I was passing by these two dodgy-looking guys in the street when, all of a sudden, one of them took a run at me! The next thing I knew I'd been knocked down in the street and all my belongings were gone.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cassandra	kə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pandora	[pæn'dɔ:rə]
Nynniaw	-	Ancient Celtic
Martine	mar-TEEN (French), mahr-TEE-nə (Dutch)	French, Dutch, Norwegian
Grwn	-	Welsh
Demetrio	de-ME-tryo	Italian, Spanish