take the offensive

To begin attacking someone or adopting an aggressive attitude or position as a means of gaining a pre-emptive advantage. If you don't take the offensive as soon as the debate starts, your opponent is going to walk all over you! Every time Mike and I start to fight, he immediately takes the offensive and won't listen to my side of things.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Phoibe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ramona	[rə'məunə]
Leeann	lee-AN	English
Porphyrios	-	Ancient Greek
Ghjuvan	-	Corsican
Gary	['gɛəri]