explain this idiom please

[lalda222]

dear teacher, explain please, 1. take a swing at sb/sth


thanks

[beascarpetta]

as aleady explained on 29-Jul-2005 by Marylin

to take a swing at sb means to hit sy

[RonBee]

To take a swing at somebody is to try to hit that person. You might not actually make contact, but you make a serious effort to do so. Anybody who takes a swing at somebody is not fooling around.

~R

[baqarah131]

To me the expression also means "to make a serious effort, to give it a try."

I'm not sure I have the experience to be manager, but I'll take a swing at it.

regards
edward

To take a swing at somebody is to try to hit that person. You might not actually make contact, but you make a serious effort to do so. Anybody who takes a swing at somebody is not fooling around.

~R

[RonBee]

To me the expression also means "to make a serious effort, to give it a try."

I'm not sure I have the experience to be manager, but I'll take a swing at it.

regards
edward

That's a new one on me, but I have heard take a crack at it and have a go at it.

~R

[baqarah131]

Right, and perhaps even more common, "take a stab at it."
edward

That's a new one on me, but I have heard take a crack at it and have a go at it.

~R