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.
See also: swing, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hoshiho-sheeJapanese
MaryMER-ee (English), MAR-ee (English)English, Biblical
Alethea[.ælə'θiə]
ValÉRy-French
AnĐElo-Croatian
Oksanaahk-SAH-nah (Russian)Ukrainian, Russian