thrust at

thrust at (someone or something)

1. To make a lunge or stab at someone or something. The criminal thrust at the police officer with his knife. She suddenly thrust at the desk and snatched the paper away before he could read it.
2. To jab, drive, or stab something at someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thrust" and "at." The criminal thrust his knife at the police officer. Reporters kept thrusting their microphones at my face as I left the courtroom.
3. To push, shove, or drive someone toward someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "thrust" and "at." I thrust her at Mike during the party in the hopes of getting them together. She thrust the baby at me as soon as I walked in the door so she could go lie down for a while.
See also: thrust
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

thrust something at someone or something

to stab at someone or something with something. The goat thrust its head at the dog. Ann thrust the pencil at the balloon and popped it.
See also: thrust
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • thrust at (someone or something)
  • thrust forward
  • thrust in
  • thrust away
  • thrust down
  • jab out
  • thrust
  • jab (something) out at (someone or something)
  • jab at
  • jab at (someone or something)
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