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Shoot for   /ʃut fɔr/   Listen
Shoot for

verb
1.
Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal.  Synonyms: aim, aspire, draw a bead on.






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"Shoot for" Quotes from Famous Books



... accuracy of firearms, the increasing accessibility of the country to the European sportsman, and the increasing number of natives who possess guns. The Dutch Boer of eighty years ago was a good marksman and loved the chase, but he did not shoot for fame and in order to write about his exploits, while the professional hunter who shot to sell ivory or rare specimens had hardly begun to exist. The work of destruction has latterly gone on so fast ...
— Impressions of South Africa • James Bryce

... condone a six-shooter, and confided her fears to Mrs. Yellett, who received them with the indulgent tolerance a strong-minded woman might extend to the feminine flutter aroused by a mouse. She explained that Ben did not shoot for "glory," but to defend the herd from the casual calls of mountain-lions, bears, and coyotes. Jack and Ned, who were very nearly as tall as their older brother, carried similar weapons. Mary prayed that a fraternal spirit might dwell among ...
— Judith Of The Plains • Marie Manning



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