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Pchuang Posted 20 years ago
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the meaning of "take jab at something"

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1i 00Take a jab at 02i 00= attempt a quick solution/answer0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 1i 00Take a jab at 02i 00= attempt a quick solution/answer0-
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1i00Take a jab at 02i00= attempt a quick solution/answer0-
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0 Is that a BrE expression? I was wondering if it it should have read "take a stab at" something. To take a stab means to try to do something, especially in the context of not really knowing how to do it or whether it will work, but being willing to try. 0-
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0I don't know if it's Br.E. or not, but I am familiar with both expressions. If you consider "jab" & "stab", their meaning is related, with some stretch of imagination...0-
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0 here is a article using the term in a rather interesting way: a pun02br
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