- shoot for
- phrasal see shoot at
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shoot for
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shoot for — (something) to try to achieve something. Tennessee s women s basketball team is shooting for another season of straight victories … New idioms dictionary
shoot for — verb have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal • Syn: ↑draw a bead on, ↑aspire, ↑aim • Derivationally related forms: ↑aspirant (for: ↑aspire), ↑aspiration ( … Useful english dictionary
shoot for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shoot for : present tense I/you/we/they shoot for he/she/it shoots for present participle shooting for past tense shot for past participle shot for mainly American informal shoot for something to try to… … English dictionary
shoot for (to) — Attempt, set as a goal. ► “Should small cap investors shoot for the stars or root around in the dirt looking for bargains in the coming months?” (Wall Street Journal, March 4, 1996, p. C1) … American business jargon
shoot for the moon — see ↑moon, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot … Useful english dictionary
shoot for something — ˈshoot for sth derived (NAmE, informal) to try to achieve or get sth, especially sth difficult • We ve been shooting for a pay raise for months. Main entry: ↑shootderived … Useful english dictionary
shoot for something — shoot for (something) to try to achieve something. Tennessee s women s basketball team is shooting for another season of straight victories … New idioms dictionary
Shoot For the Stars — Infobox Television show name = Shoot For the Stars caption = genre = Game show creator = Bob Stewart director = Mike Gargiulo presenter = Geoff Edwards narrated = Bob Clayton country = USA language = English num seasons = 1 num episodes = 195… … Wikipedia
Shoot for the Moon — Infobox Album | Name = Shoot for the Moon Type = studio Artist = Linda Davis Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = Country Length = Label = Arista Producer = John Guess Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10 … Wikipedia
shoot for sth — UK US shoot for sth Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) INFORMAL ► to aim to achieve something: »We re shooting for a 5% annual return on investment … Financial and business terms
