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
Camilla	[kə'milə]
Cassidy	['kæsidi]
Ilike	-	Hungarian
Sanem	-	Turkish
Draper	['dreipə]
Efrat	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew