turkey shoot
Americannoun
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a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
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something easily accomplished; piece of cake.
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an easy destruction of enemy troops, especially of flying aircraft.
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Etymology
Origin of turkey shoot
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Simon Mayo described it as an "annual turkey shoot", while Graham Norton said it was "not comfortable and not nice".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2022
Though Netflix’s original movies have been a bit of a turkey shoot in terms of quality, the teen movies released on the service are comparable to their wide release contemporaries.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2018
Again, because it promised to be no turkey shoot.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2018
For proof that owning a medallion is an economic turkey shoot, just listen to Andrew Murstein.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2012
Vonetta and Fern hollered, “YAY!” and Big Ma told them to stop gobbling like wild turkeys at a Thanksgiving turkey shoot.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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