take a sock at

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TAKE A PUNCH AT.

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take a punch at

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sock

[sock] See: [TAKE A PUNCH AT] or [TAKE A SOCK AT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

sock it

[sock it] {v. phr.}, also {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} To give one's utmost; everything one is capable of; to give all one is capable of. * /Right on, Joe, sock it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

throw a punch

[throw a punch] {v. phr.} To strike at someone with your fist; hit; punch. * /Bob became so mad at Fred that he threw a punch at him./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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