take a pop at

idiom

informal

: to try to hit (someone)

Some drunk took a pop at me.

chiefly British : to criticize (someone) publicly

He took a pop at his rival.

Examples of take a pop at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Once again, only Kendall wants to take a pop at the champ. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2021

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