take aim

Idioms  

1. 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]

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take aim

Fury did momentarily take aim at Hearn, calling him a "sausage" - but even that did not last long.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The analysis is the latest to take aim at the lasting power of the deep, indefinite housing shortage relative to demand that has defined the past decade of housing activity—but it isn’t the first.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

“The UAW is telling GM, we are going to take aim at some of your most profitable vehicles,” Browne said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

He’s run 13.91 in the event, should be favorite to win the Mission League title on April 30, then take aim at a Southern Section title.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

The battle was over, but Nguyen was afraid there might be NVA soldiers left behind, ready to take aim at anyone that moved, or that a nervous South Vietnamese soldier might shoot them.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge