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Phrase(s): take aim (at someone, something, or an animal)
to aim [something] at someone, something, or an animal. • The hunter took aim at the deer and pulled the trigger. • You must take aim carefully before you shoot.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Direct a missile or criticism at something or someone, as in Raising his rifle, Chet took aim at the squirrel but missed it entirely, or In his last speech the President took aim at the opposition leader. [Late 1500s]
American Heritage Idioms