- take a poke at someone
- take a pop at someone & take a poke at someoneto punch at someone. •
Willie took a pop at me, but I ducked.
•The drunk took a poke at the cop—which was the wrong thing to do.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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take a poke at someone — informal hit or punch someone ■ criticize someone … Useful english dictionary
take\ a\ poke\ at — • take a punch at • take a poke at • take a sock at v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at… … Словарь американских идиом
take a swipe at someone or something — v. to poke at someone or something. (See also swipe.) □ Bart took a swipe at Ziggy. □ The cat took a swipe at the ball … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take a poke at — informal hit, punch, or criticize (someone). → poke … English new terms dictionary
take\ a\ punch\ at — • take a punch at • take a poke at • take a sock at v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at… … Словарь американских идиом
take\ a\ sock\ at — • take a punch at • take a poke at • take a sock at v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at… … Словарь американских идиом
poke — poke1 verb 1》 jab or prod with a finger or a sharp object. ↘prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. 2》 (poke about/around) look or search around a place. 3》 (often poke out) thrust out or protrude in a particular… … English new terms dictionary
take a punch at — or[take a poke at] or[take a sock at] {v. phr.} To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. * /Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred./ * /Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take a punch at — or[take a poke at] or[take a sock at] {v. phr.} To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. * /Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred./ * /Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poke — poke1 [pəuk US pouk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with a finger/stick etc)¦ 2¦(through a space/hole)¦ 3¦(be seen)¦ 4 poke a hole 5 poke holes in something 6 poke fun at somebody 7 poke your nose into something 8 poke the fire 9¦(sex)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
poke — 1 verb 1 WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC (T) to quickly push into something or someone with your finger, a stick, or something pointed: Andy poked the fish to see if it was still alive. | Be careful with that umbrella, or you ll poke someone in the eye.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
