take the offensive

To begin attacking someone or adopting an aggressive attitude or position as a means of gaining a pre-emptive advantage. If you don't take the offensive as soon as the debate starts, your opponent is going to walk all over you! Every time Mike and I start to fight, he immediately takes the offensive and won't listen to my side of things.

词组	take the offensive
释义	take the offensive take the offensive To begin attacking someone or adopting an aggressive attitude or position as a means of gaining a pre-emptive advantage. If you don't take the offensive as soon as the debate starts, your opponent is going to walk all over you! Every time Mike and I start to fight, he immediately takes the offensive and won't listen to my side of things. See also: offensive, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: go on the offensive bloody nose attack bloody nose strike be on the front foot be on the offensive offensive on the front foot front foot gain the upper hand get, have, gain, etc. the upper hand
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