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                           Phrase(s): shoot for something  1. Lit. to aim for or at something. (Usually in reference to basketball.)  •  The center shot for the basket just before the end of the game.  •  Wally shot for the basket but missed. 2. Fig. to aim for something; to set something as one’s goal.  •  You have to shoot for the very best. Don’t be satisfied with less.  •  She shot for the highest attainable goal.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Strive or aim for, as in We're shooting for higher production by spring. This term, alluding to aiming at something with a weapon, has largely replaced the earlier shoot at, which dates from the 1400s.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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