WordNet
shoot for
v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on, aspire, aim]
Usage examples of "shoot for".
A recent assessment of the amount of underground water in the north had encouraged the Vastitas engineers to shoot for a final sea level very near the datum itself, the 0-kilometer contour that had been set back in the days of sky areology.
The season is closed, and no, he is not a wolf that you can shoot for your own pleasure, and—.