Amy was angry with Ed and lashed out at him just to show who was boss.
•She was so angry with him that she just lashed out against him.
•Gretchen was fed up with the cat and lashed out savagely in her anger.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
lash out at someone — lash out (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lash out, you attempt to hit someone quickly and violently with a weapon or with your hands or feet. [V P] Riot police fired in the air and lashed out with clubs to disperse hundreds of demonstrators... [V P at n] Her… … English dictionary
lash out at something — lash out (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash out at — lash out (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash out — (at (someone/something)) to angrily criticize someone or something. The mayor often lashes out at people who don t agree with him. Usage notes: usually criticism of an opinion or statement … New idioms dictionary
lash out — verb attack in speech or writing The editors of the left leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker • Syn: ↑attack, ↑round, ↑assail, ↑snipe, ↑assault • Derivationally related forms: ↑assaultive ( … Useful english dictionary
lash out — phrasal verb Word forms lash out : present tense I/you/we/they lash out he/she/it lashes out present participle lashing out past tense lashed out past participle lashed out 1) [intransitive] to try to hit or attack someone suddenly and violently… … English dictionary
lash — lash1 [ læʃ ] noun count 1. ) a hit with a whip or a thin stick: The court sentenced her to eight years in jail and 500 lashes. 2. ) a quick or violent movement of an animal s tail 3. ) the thin piece of leather forming the main part of a whip 4 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lash — lash1 [læʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tie)¦ 2¦(wind/rain/sea)¦ 3¦(hit)¦ 4¦(tail)¦ 5¦(criticize)¦ Phrasal verbs lash out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: lacier, from Latin laqueus; … Dictionary of contemporary English
lash — 1 verb 1 TIE (transitive always + adv/prep) to tie something tightly to something else with a rope, or tie two things together: lash sth to/onto etc: The oars were lashed to the sides of the boat. 2 WIND/RAIN ETC (intransitive always + adv/prep,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lash — lash1 lasher, n. lashingly, adv. lashless, adj. /lash/, n. 1. the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip. 2. a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment: He received 20… … Universalium
