take aim

idiom

: to point a weapon at an object
He took aim and pulled the trigger.

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The lyrics here reportedly take aim at betrayal, broken trust, and the power struggles that defined their relationship. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Some states, for example, take aim at companion apps that are designed just for friendship, but don’t wade into mental health care. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 More tropical trouble is brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, with a new storm that could take aim at the US Southeast early next week poised to join Hurricane Humberto by Saturday. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Kimmel, who has spent most of his late-night career as a flippant but not particularly scandalous figure, acknowledged just how scary things had become that the White House might take aim at him. David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take aim

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“Take aim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20aim. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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