Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred.
Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at him.
I felt like taking a sock at Joe, but I kept my temper.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take a punch — If somebody takes a blow, something bad happens to them … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
take a punch — If somebody takes a blow, something bad happens to them. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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\ 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
take|o|ver — take o|ver or take|o|ver «TAYK OH vuhr», noun. the act of taking over; seizure of ownership or control: »a take over of a country by the military. In industry there is a continuing healthy ferment of amalgamations and take overs (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
take-o|ver — or take|o|ver «TAYK OH vuhr», noun. the act of taking over; seizure of ownership or control: »a take over of a country by the military. In industry there is a continuing healthy ferment of amalgamations and take overs (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
punch */ — I UK [pʌntʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms punch : present tense I/you/we/they punch he/she/it punches present participle punching past tense punched past participle punched 1) to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand),… … English dictionary
punch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, hard, powerful ▪ killer (BrE, figurative), knockout ▪ Aluko landed a knockout punch … Collocations dictionary
