take a swing
idiom
: to try to hit something
Some drunk took a swing at me.
The batter took a swing at the first pitch.
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Michael Dwyer/Associated Press Belichick still has an opportunity to take a swing, as 30-year-old tackle La’el Collins is now a free agent after getting released earlier this week.
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Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
Eventually, the Aid Access providers fully expect Republicans to take a swing at their efforts.
—Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors If Houston doesn’t land Harden, maybe the Rockets take a swing at VanVleet and throw a ton of money his way.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Miguel Vargas, No. 3 in the organization, has yet to take a swing in eight plate appearances this spring.
—Scott Boeck, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
There’s no predator species on the planet that won’t take a swing at one of these baitfish imitators, and that includes trout.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
Mario Cristobal’s first National Signing Day as the Hurricanes’ head coach is next week, and the new head man in Coral Gables has one more chance to take a swing at some of his targets in the 2022 class.
—Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Jan. 2022
Sarkisian did get his chance to take a swing at Saban and the Alabama program, just a few months after being the playcaller on the Crimson Tide’s national title team.
—Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
Eventually, the Aid Access providers fully expect Republicans to take a swing at their efforts.
—Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors If Houston doesn’t land Harden, maybe the Rockets take a swing at VanVleet and throw a ton of money his way.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
By limiting supplies of high-performance components—such as magnets—to the rest of the world, China could take a swing at the economies of the United States and Japan, among others.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Miguel Vargas, No. 3 in the organization, has yet to take a swing in eight plate appearances this spring.
—Scott Boeck, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
There’s no predator species on the planet that won’t take a swing at one of these baitfish imitators, and that includes trout.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
Mario Cristobal’s first National Signing Day as the Hurricanes’ head coach is next week, and the new head man in Coral Gables has one more chance to take a swing at some of his targets in the 2022 class.
—Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Jan. 2022
Sarkisian did get his chance to take a swing at Saban and the Alabama program, just a few months after being the playcaller on the Crimson Tide’s national title team.
—Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 26 May 2021
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