chopped and hacked

English translation: made wild swings at

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English term or phrase:chopped and hacked
Selected answer:made wild swings at
Entered by: S.J

02:49 Jul 23, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / chopped and hacked
English term or phrase: chopped and hacked
I played against a player who chopped and hacked at every single ball. He could not hit one tennis shot clean. But I was still losing after an hour of playing.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 15:15
made wild swings at
Explanation:
He just hit the ball without any style or finesse. Chopped and hacked mean basically the same thing.
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philgoddard
United States
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4 +4made wild swings at
philgoddard
5Hit a ball wildly
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
made wild swings at


Explanation:
He just hit the ball without any style or finesse. Chopped and hacked mean basically the same thing.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheri P
2 mins

agree  Amir Akbarpour Reihani
1 hr

agree  Teangacha (X)
6 hrs

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
8 hrs

neutral  David Moore (X): See comment above.
9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Hit a ball wildly


Explanation:
Chop means to move quickly or violently or to change direction suddenly;vacillate
Hack means rough strokes using a sharp tool
So, in this sentence chopped and hacked mean this player hit a ball wildly without any direction and style


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Anastasia Andriani
Indonesia
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): See above.
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