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take aim
Idioms and Phrases
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]Example Sentences
But the US president has repeatedly taken aim at India's high tariffs, branding it a "tariff king" and a "big abuser" of trade ties.
In Wednesday's open letter, signatories took aim at the Israeli government, warning "Israel's soul is being ripped out".
Bass鈥 allies, meanwhile, have taken aim at Caruso, painting him as one of several wealthy right-wingers who weaponized the Jan. 7 blaze and spread misinformation about the mayor.
The order also takes aim at California鈥檚 cap-and-trade program 鈥 a first-of-its-kind initiative that sets limits on companies鈥 greenhouse gas emissions and allows them to sell 鈥渃redits鈥 for unused emissions to other companies.
She also took aim at critics of President Trump.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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