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
Shohreh	-	Persian
Mccord	[mə'kɔ:d]
Lyuben	-	Bulgarian
Kurt	KUWRT (German), KURT (English)	German, English
AmÉRica	ah-ME-ree-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Hyeon	hyun	Korean