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                           Phrase(s): take a shot at someone or something  1.  to fire a shot at someone or something.  •  The hunter took a shot at the deer.  •  Who took a shot at my mailbox? 2.  Go to a try at something.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs