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
Cas-Dutch
SherwoodSHUR-wuwdEnglish
Bernardober-NAHR-do (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Valeriavah-LE-ryah (Italian), bah-LE-ryah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
DerrylDER-əlEnglish (Rare)
Torvald-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish