Citations:have a pop at

English citations of have a pop at

Verb: "To attack or start a fight"

• 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...

• 2010, Chris Kamara, Mr Unbelievable‎^[4], →ISBN:

  At half-time in that game the gaffer had a pop at Gordon Strachan for pulling out of a 50/50 ball.