pot shots

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Definition von pot shots im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: plural form of pot shot
pot shot: By analogy, insulting or hurtful words carelessly or randomly said
Why should Jonathan, Ruth and all the others have to stay out there like sitting ducks as policemen and their smug reporter friends took pot shots at them?.
pot shot: A haphazard shot with a firearm, taken with careless aim, often fired at a random target
pot shot: A shot taken from a hidden stakeout
pot shot: A pot shot is a criticism of someone which may be unexpected and unfair. Republican rivals taking pot shots at the president. take a pot shot at sb/sth a) to shoot at someone or something without aiming very carefully (pot + shot; from the idea of shooting something to cook it and eat it)
pot shot: To take a pot shot at someone or something means to shoot at them without taking the time to aim carefully
pot shot: a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot fired at an animal or person when at rest or within easy range, or fired simply to kill, without reference to the rules of sport; a shot needling no special skill
pot shot: Lit
potshots: plural of potshot