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Take aim

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Verb
  1. 1
    To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at') intransitive

    "He took aim at the prize bird meticulously and shot the cock from the distant flock with a single shot."

  2. 2
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards wordnet
  3. 3
    To direct criticism (towards). idiomatic

    "He needed someone to blame for the bus accident, so took aim at the mechanics who failed to carry out the checks."

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