strike out at someone/something

— phrasal verb with strike

/strɑɪk/ verb (past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/)

Definition

› to violently attack or criticize someone or something: She struck out at the royal family in her famous TV interview.

(Definition of strike out at someone/something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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