[throw a punch] {v. phr.} To strike at someone with your fist; hit; punch. * /Bob became so mad at Fred that he threw a punch at him./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

punch

[punch] See: [BEAT TO THE PUNCH], [PACK A PUNCH], [PULL ONE'S PUNCHES], [TAKE A PUNCH AT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

take a punch at

[take a punch at] or [take a poke at] or [take a sock at] {v. phr.} To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

beat to the punch

[beat to the punch] or [beat to the draw] {v. phr.}, {slang} To do something before another person has a chance to do it. * /John was going to apply […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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