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A shot taken at an easy or random target. / Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

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Source Word

potshot

A shot taken at an easy or random target. / Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

Japanese Meaning

容易な、または偶然な標的に対して行われる一撃、または攻撃 / 無条件、あるいは不当な批判、安易な非難、または低俗な攻撃

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During the debate he fired a potshot at his opponent's record, hoping to sway undecided voters.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

討論会で彼は相手の経歴に対して安易な中傷を浴びせ、未定の有権者の心を動かそうとした。

Sense（1）

A shot taken at an easy or random target.

Sense（2）

Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

He takes his share of potshots (mostly at the Da Vinci surgical robot), but the conscience of the film is in the stories of Essure, a procedure marketed to women as a hassle-free alternative to tubal ligation

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

potshots

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