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take a poke at
Idioms and Phrases
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
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.
But he had to be careful at Ford reunions because the older relatives liked to take a poke at it, family members said.
The protesters who haul them around say they do it because the image supports what they believe in — and to take a poke at Trump, according to Jim Girvan, of Branchburg, N.J.
The protesters who haul them around say they do it because the image supports what they believe in - and to take a poke at Trump, according to Jim Girvan, of Branchburg, N.J.
Blacksmiths ain’t to be meddled with; breathing in hot coals and hammering all day seem to make them not the most kindly folk you’ll run into, and strong as they is, you don’t want to take no chances on getting one of ’em vexed ’nough to take a poke at you.
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