Idioms

shoot for (something)
to attempt to do something, to aim toward a goal
I was shooting for the local spelling championship before I could advance to a higher level.

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  • shoot from the hip
  • shoot one's mouth off
  • shoot one's wad
  • shoot out (something)
  • shoot straight
  • shoot the breeze/bull
  • shoot the works
  • shoot up
  • shoot up (drugs)
  • shoot up (someone or something)
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  • behind the scenes
  • save (something) for a rainy day
  • hang by a thread/hair
  • clamp down on (someone or something)
  • hold one's peace
  • sold out
  • on thin ice
  • take (someone) down a notch/peg or two
  • not let (someone) catch you (doing something)
  • on standby


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