take a swing at

take a swing at someone

to attempt to punch someone. He took a swing at me! Tom took a swing at Bob, but Bob ducked out of the way.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gebhard	-	German, Ancient Germanic
Hege	HE-ge	Norwegian, Danish
Winfred	['winfrid]
Benedetto	-	Italian
ZÉNaÏDe	ze-na-EED	French
Lamech	LAY-mik (English)	Biblical