- potshots
- n. shot from close range; random shot, aimless shot
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
potshots
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pot|shot — «POT SHOT», noun, verb, shot|ted, shot|ting. –n. 1. a shot fired at game to get food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport. 2. a quick shot at or attack against something from close range or from ambush and without careful aim:… … Useful english dictionary
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potshot — {n.} A direct shot at an easy, stationary target from behind a protected position or camouflage; criticism. * /Modern journalists like to take potshots at the president of the United States./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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