shooting match
Americannoun
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a contest in marksmanship.
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Informal.
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a number of persons or things collectively.
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everything involved with a particular matter.
He decided to sell the whole shooting match—his house, furniture, and car.
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Etymology
Origin of shooting match
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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“That’s the whole shooting match, guys. When I talk about running football, I’m not talking about running the football in the first quarter, the second quarter. That’s not really what it is. It’s so that you have it to win football games. That’s where you can really play championship football, when you can complete the opportunity. And that’s what you saw today.”
From Seattle Times
It's a slippery slope from a shooting match along the lines of the film "The Favourite," to angrily then grudgingly working together, then to making out in the wreckage of a plane.
From Salon
American officials have voiced concern that Chinese and Japanese coast guard forces could be drawn into a shooting match as they patrol the island chain and are authorized by their governments to use deadly force to defend them.
From New York Times
A Democratic state congressional candidate in Oklahoma has challenged his GOP rival to a shooting match to see who is better suited to support Second Amendment rights, The Tulsa World reported.
From Fox News
The PGA Tour's final tour of Firestone is going to be a shooting match.
From Golf Digest
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