swing for
Upper Intermediate (B2) informal
To try to punch or hit someone hard, or (old British expression) to be hanged because of something.
"He lost his temper and swung for the referee, which got him immediately sent off."
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swing for Burrow.
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Swing for the fences.
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Swing for the[ __] fences.
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Swing for the fences.
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Another good swing for Grissom.