pot-shoot
/ˈpɒtʃuːt/Chiefly US
verb
[with object] And without object. To take a pot-shot at (a person or animal); to take pot-shots.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in ‘Ouida’ (1839–1908), novelist (real name Marie Louise de la Ramée). From pot + shoot, after pot-shot.
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- bring-and-buy sale
- bringdown
- bring down the curtain on
- bringer
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- bring it on
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- bring (or come) to light
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