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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rock	[rɔk]
Tercero	ter-THE-ro (Spanish), ter-SE-ro (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Rose	ROZ	English, French
KerİMe	-	Turkish
Lindy	['lindi]
Lionel	['laiənl]