pot·shot also pot shot (p t sht )n. 1. A random or easy shot. 2. A criticism made without careful thought and aimed at a handy target for attack: reporters taking potshots at the mayor. [So called because such a shot is fired by a hunter whose main purpose is to get food for the pot.] |
pot shot
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a chance shot taken casually, hastily, or without careful aim
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a shot fired to kill game in disregard of the rules of sport
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a shot fired at quarry within easy range, often from an ambush
Translations
pot shot n to take a potshot at sth → sparare a casaccio contro qc
pot shot n to take a potshot at sth → sparare a casaccio contro qc
pot shot n to take a potshot at sth → sparare a casaccio contro qc
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