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Definition of shoot for phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shoot for

phrasal verb
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shoot for something
  1. (North American English, informal) to try to achieve or get something, especially something difficult
    • We've been shooting for a pay raise for months.
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