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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to whack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in informal contexts to indicate that someone is on the verge of hitting or striking something or someone.
Example: "He was so angry that he was about to whack the table with his fist."
Alternatives: "about to hit" or "on the verge of striking".
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Under intense surveillance, they are unwilling to try any more robberies, and the police are rumoured to be about to whack the Codys in the absence of evidence.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has suspended Terrelle Pryor for his first five N.F.L. games over his role in the Ohio State business, but Goodell took no action against former U.S.C. coach Pete Carroll, who split for the Seattle Seahawks just as the N.C.A.A. was about to whack the Trojans with huge penalties for infractions on Carroll's watch.
So when Reggie offers a cigarette to an unwary soul who has offended him, we know that he is about to whack him with his famed cigarette punch – a fag in the mouth made a jaw looser and easier to break.
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Uncertainty about mortgage-backed securities will continue to whack at the foundations of the banking system.
The impact one, which is about safety gear, should thrill children: they are actually invited to whack adults.
U.S. sales would generate hard currency that Samsung could use to whack at its yawning debt as it set about reshaping the company.
Sometimes you just have to whack, whack, whack.
To whack a mole?
Bud Selig wants to whack Expos.
His intention was to whack Neymar.
Your budget has to whack everyone else".
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