Citations:have a pop at
English citations of have a pop at
Verb: "To attack or start a fight"
edit- 1862, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal, Volume 7[1], page 230:
- Was detailed as a guard for the cornwaggon. Had a pop at the enemy.
- 1874, South Australia. Parliament, Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia: with copies of documents ordered to be printed[2], page 6:
- Mr. Tietkens had a pop at one with his revolver, and hit him in a fleshy part of his neck, which did not appear to prevent his running away at full speed.
- 2006, Jules Masters, Vicious Circles[3], →ISBN:
- This time though he was even later than usual, and because he'd been taking a lot of speed and coke throughout the night, he was still incredibly wound up, he was also in a really bad mood, mouthing off at the music press, as usual – he had a pop at everyone and everything that was irritating him at that time...