shoot one's shot
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Verb[edit]
shoot one's shot (third-person singular simple present shoots one's shot, present participle shooting one's shot, simple past and past participle shot one's shot)
- (colloquial) To strive for success.
- (colloquial) To breezily try to attract a romantic partner, especially when the chances of succeeding are slim; to take a chance.