take a poke at

Idioms

Hit with one's fist, as in If you don't quit teasing I'll take a poke at you. [Colloquial; c. 1930]

Example Sentences

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Midfielder O'Connor collected George Evans' pass to take a poke at goal from 15 yards out, which took a big deflection off Town skipper Dunkley to fly past Marosi.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2024

Just about everyone with some claim to public authority seized the opportunity to take a poke at Madrid.

From Time Magazine Archive

These days most papers observe an unwritten rule: Thou shalt not take a poke at another practitioner.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'd learned better than to take a poke at him.

From Card Trick by Berryman, John

“I’d like to take a poke at him just for luck!” declared Jack.

From Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

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