take a run at | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Toattempttoachieveoracquire.1989November 26, Deborah Hofmann, “Fashion: Fluffy Outerwear Invades City Streets”, inNew York Times, retrieved24 September 2012:"No one else has achieved the right knit of polyester Dacron fibers—lots of mills havetaken a run atit."2001October 3, “Faces In The News”, inforbes.com, retrieved24 September 2012:Cisco Chief Executive Officer John Chambers has scarcely hid the fact that his company is actively eyeing a number of acquisitions. At a luncheon in Toronto he felt compelled to deny recent speculation that Cisco wouldtake a run atCanada's Nortel Networks.2003November 9,Joe Klein, “Hectoring Is Not Leadership”, inTime:Dean told me that he understood he would have to grow as a candidate in order to succeed, that it was time to move his campaign beyond attacks and anger, totake a run atthe vision thing.2009June 16, Bob Swanson, “Weather headlines”, inUSA Today, retrieved24 September 2012:Through Monday, Honolulu has set record highs 8 days straight and could againtake a run ata record today.; (transitive,idiomatic)Toattackorchallengeor to try to attack or challenge.1998March 22,Robert Lipsyte, “Backtalk: New Sign Of Spring—Murdoch”, inNew York Times, retrieved24 September 2012:Like a tall dog who attacks a bear to remind himself he is still a tall dog, Ted Turnertook a run atRupert Murdoch last week.2006July 24, Hank Gola, "Dimarco Eases Own Pain Eases Own Pain,"New York Daily News(retrieved 24 2012):Only one guy was brave enough totake a run atTiger Woods at the British Open yesterday. . . . DiMarco finished two shots behind Woods.

Examples:

EN: - Go and take a run at yourself.
ES: Ya te lo haré saber.
EN: I'll take a run at it!
ES: Voy a coger carrerilla.
EN: I'll take a run at it.
ES: Lo intentaré.
EN: Go back there and take a run at it this time.
ES: Porque todo lo que él sabe Es deporte,
EN: We could take a run at "depraved indifference to human life"...
ES: Podríamos intentar indiferencia depravada por la vida humana.
EN: First, you take a run at LaFours with a sock full of quarters.
ES: Corres hacia La Fours con una media llena de monedas.
EN: I'll take a run at any one of these ladies.
ES: Lo haria con cualquiera de estas mujeres.
EN: Want to take a run at him? [BUZZER SOUNDS] "lf Carol Channing were president."
ES: Quieres patearlo? "Si Carol Channing fuese presidente."
EN: - I'd take a run at you.
ES: - te cortejaría.
EN: If I didn't have a girlfriend I'd take a run at you,
ES: Si no tuviera novia, me lanzaba.
EN: I'd take a run at her. Just read.
ES: - Solo lee.
EN: Let me take a run at him.
ES: Déjeme intentarlo.
EN: God, I'd like to take a run at her.
ES: Dios, me gustaría correr con ella.
EN: - Let's take a run at him.
ES: - Bien, hablaremos con él.
EN: Child psychologist is coming in to take a run at her, maybe we get lucky.
ES: Vendrá a verla una sicóloga infantil, tal vez tengamos suerte.

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