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take aim (third-person singular simple present takes aim, present participle taking aim, simple past took aim, past participle taken aim)
- (intransitive) 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')
He took aim at the prize bird meticulously and shot the cock from the distant flock with a single shot.
1879, R J, chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., , →OCLC:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ […] The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, […].
- (idiomatic) To direct criticism (towards).
He needed someone to blame for the bus accident, so took aim at the mechanics who failed to carry out the checks.
Translations
position oneself and/or one's weapon
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