shoot for

Verb

Meaning

have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

aim aspire draw a bead on

Hypernyms

plan be after

Hyponyms

overshoot

Examples

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Les Brown

The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and you have all the tools necessary to work your way to any level of programming skill you want to shoot for. John D. Carmack

I'd shoot for the moon, but I'm too busy gazing at stars. Eminem

I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have relatively short attention spans. So I shoot for the window of opportunity. Barbara Kruger

Why not? With my way of thinking, you always shoot for the top. Arnold Schwarzenegger

I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I always shoot for the moon. Eddie Trunk

Close letter words and terms

shoot down shoot down in flames shoot first and ask questions later shoot for the moon shoot for the stars shoot from the hip