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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
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please guys, help me with slang phrase.

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00I'm currently trying to wrap my head around the slang phrase 01u00"somebody takes a swing"02u00. I heard this phrase in this context...Boss of the car towing company is describing the crap situations, which occurs during the car towing process.02br
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01i00Mostly people yell. Sometimes, somebody 01u01font00takes a swing.02font02u00 ?????02i02br
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00Of course, I dug out the internet for the examples of this phrase, but I'm still not sure, what this phrase means...:-(((02br
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01i00- Hillary Clinton 01b00takes a swing02b00 at sports metaphors.02i02br
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00- 01i00Mike Tyson Film 01b00takes a swing02b00 at His Old Image.02i02br
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01i00- 00Acer 01b00takes a swing02b00 at Windows Vista.02i02br
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00My bed was that it means "01u00to threat someone/deal with something/to manhandle02u00"...but then I found other example which denied it...:-((((02br
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00many thanks in advance.02br
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00regards02br
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00JCD0-
  

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0'Take a swing' refers to the act of throwing somebody a punch in the chest, stomach or face. ] [So, you're mad at me? ]0-

— Philip

  • 0'Take a swing' refers to the act of throwing somebody a punch in the chest, stomach or face.
  • ] [So, you're mad at me?
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0'Take a swing' refers to the act of throwing somebody a punch in the chest, stomach or face. [That boxer can really swing!] [Some day he's going to make me so angry I'm going to take a swing (punch him good).] [So, you're mad at me? Here's your chance: take a swing.]0-
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01cite10JCDenton12cite11i10- Hillary Clinton 11b10takes a swing12b10 at sports metaphors.12i12br
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0 As you discovered, this idiom can mean many things depending on the context.02br
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00Mostly people yell. Sometimes, somebody takes a swing. ?? 01b00 It can mean literally hitting or trying to hit someone02b02br
01i00- Hillary Clinton 01b00takes a swing02b00 at sports metaphors. 02i01b00it
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