käydä käsiksi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- contend verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
- hand noun The part of the body at the end of the arm, used for grasping and manipulating objects.
- seize verb To grab hold of something on purpose, often quickly or firmly.
- tackle verb To confront and deal with a difficult problem or task head-on.
- tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.
Senses
käydä käsiksi is used for these senses in English:
- attack (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
- attack (transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
- contend (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- get on with (transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
- hand (transitive, obsolete) To seize; to lay hands on.
- rip into (idiomatic, colloquial) To start to eat something.
- seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- tackle To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
attack — full definition
- verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
- verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
- noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
- noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.
contend — full definition
- verb To compete or struggle against someone or something.
- verb To argue firmly that something is true.
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