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take potshots

VERB

run the gauntlet

Synonyms

WEAK

be a target be a whipping boy come to grips with court disaster face criticism face one's punishment go in harm's way go through fire and water march up to the cannon's mouth meet head-on take one's life in one's hands take the bull by the horns

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“Moderator questions are so meaningless … and they make it easy for candidates to take potshots at each other,” said longtime political sage Darry Sragow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Long may his critics - whoever and wherever they are - take potshots at him, because the put-downs make him rise up.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

“It’ll be a piñata out there that people take potshots at for the next couple of weeks,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Atlantic Coast and remained in clear view over the Carolinas, where authorities warned people not to take potshots at the floating orb with their rifles.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

The multicultural milieu lends an initial boost as Mr. Kwek’s jokes and plot entanglements take potshots at life in Singapore, but all the air seeps out of this attempt at zippy, tabloid-nutty storytelling.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2016

take potshots

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