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

[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 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

take a sock at

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

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[задавать жару] {v. phr} {informal} ~ see: [sock it] Comp.: [давать прикурить] www.sky-net-eye.com

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