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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Jamie Foxx is ready to take a swing at an emotional story from American sports history.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
To the London Eye! Week 7: Bye Week 8: Green Bay Packers
Week 9: at Los Angeles Chargers
Quad-off between rookie RBs Omarion Hampton and RJ Harvey.
Week 10: Dallas Cowboys
Going to take a swing here — this won’t be a primetime game.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Will, however, steps up to the tee to take a swing, only to send the ball flying into the eye of a fellow golfer, leading to a frantic 911 call and lots of yelling.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 20 May 2025
Midway through the second period of Finland’s opening game of the tournament against the United States, Mikkola and Brady Tkachuk had a long, hard battle in front of the net, leading Tkachuk to take a swing at him.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
To the London Eye! Week 7: Bye Week 8: Green Bay Packers
Week 9: at Los Angeles Chargers
Quad-off between rookie RBs Omarion Hampton and RJ Harvey.
Week 10: Dallas Cowboys
Going to take a swing here — this won’t be a primetime game.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Will, however, steps up to the tee to take a swing, only to send the ball flying into the eye of a fellow golfer, leading to a frantic 911 call and lots of yelling.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 20 May 2025
Midway through the second period of Finland’s opening game of the tournament against the United States, Mikkola and Brady Tkachuk had a long, hard battle in front of the net, leading Tkachuk to take a swing at him.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Take a swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20swing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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