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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Strike out

Hi.
What does it mean to 'strike out for something'?Means to fight for it?
  

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Probably, but we will need a sentence to be sure.
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'...Then Black must stake a bigger claim in the center and advance either his c6- or e6-****, challenging White's central position and striking out for still more space.'
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In this sense, soheil, strike out means to to hit or attack. "Because of his anger, he struck out with some very hurtful words which saddened his wife."
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challenging White's central position and striking out for still more space.'-- I think 'strike out' here means 'set forth resolutely', like a pioneer or adventurer.
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