hauling off on (verb) assault: attack
Detalii: to assail a task is to approach it with the intent of mastering it, from Latin salire 'to leap'; assault is also based on this word and assail and assault can be synonymsassault is an attempt or threat to do physical harm while battery is unjustified application of force; assault and battery is carrying out of threatened physical harm or violence
Sinonime: baby, chicken heart,
chicken*,
coward, cream puff, crybaby, dotard, invertebrate, jellyfish, misfit, pushover,
wimp*, yellow belly
Antonime: strongman