sock

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TAKE A PUNCH AT or TAKE A SOCK AT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[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

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[take a sock at] See: [TAKE A PUNCH AT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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