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
Amyntas-Ancient Greek
NikkiNIK-eeEnglish
ÂNgelaAN-zhə-ləPortuguese
Teresate-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
HarrisHAR-is, HER-isEnglish
KrisnaKREES-nahIndonesian