find its target
idiom
: to hit the target for which something was intended
The bullet found its target.
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That means more time for the drug to find its target and thereby kill tumor cells.
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Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
Harpoon uses a radar built into its nose to find its target.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2022
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Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
Harpoon uses a radar built into its nose to find its target.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2022
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“Find its target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20its%20target. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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