find its target

idiom

: to hit the target for which something was intended
The bullet found its target.

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“Find its target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20its%20target. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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