take a whack at someone/something



take a whack at someone/something

tv. to hit at someone or something. Jerry got an ax and took a whack at the tree but didn’t do much damage.
See also: take, whack

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Farrokh-Persian
GottholdGAWT-hawltGerman
Gianninojahn-NEE-noItalian
Panther-Ancient Greek
Antaeus[æn'ti:əs]
Eadwine-Anglo-Saxon