strafe

Meaning

1. To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying aircraft.
2. To rake (a target) with rapid or automatic gunfire.
3. To sidestep; to move sideways without turning (a core mechanic of most first-person shooters).

assault

commit aggression

swear at

throw mud at

give someone hell

whip

be at

comb down

inveigh against

lay someone out

let into

rail against

abuse

aggression

be down on

be on at

bum-rap

call over the coals

rip into

scold for

give somebody hell

do damage to

slangwhang

to attack fiercely

yaff

blast on someone

chew somebody's ass out

get on somebody's ass

lay out someone

sling mud at

сall names

go off at smb.

give fits

bust chops

give somebody shit

trash someone

cut a beef

utter imprecations

tell someone Off

claw away

deal it out

go crook

ass-kick

let go with

give someone a tongue-lashing

ballock somebody

bollock somebody

ride a pony

slap someone's wrist

be after

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɹeɪf/

From German strafe (“punish”) (a conjugated form of strafen), from phrases like "Gott strafe England" ("God punish England") which the British saw during the First World War.

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