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potshot
noun
a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
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noun
a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
noun
criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration
“reporters took potshots at the mayor”
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reporters took potshots at the mayor