whale away

Attack physically or verbally, as in Our boys whaled away at the enemy, or The talk-show host whaled away at the hostile critics. The word whale here does not allude to the ocean mammal, but means "flog" or "thrash." [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Doherty	['dəuəti:]
Millicent	MIL-ə-sənt	English
Adriano	ahd-RYAH-no (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese
Kristofor	-	Croatian (Rare)
Yasamin	-	Persian
Jayendra	-	Indian, Hindi