potshot
noun /ˈpɒtʃɒt/
/ˈpɑːtʃɑːt/
(also pot)
(informal)- a shot that somebody fires without aiming carefully
乱射；盲目射击 - Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past.
他开车经过的时候，有人向他乱开了一枪。 - (figurative) The newspapers took constant potshots at (= criticized) the president.
报界经常恣意批评总统。
词源mid 19th cent.: originally a shot at an animal intended for the pot, i.e. purely for food, rather than for display (which would require skilled shooting according to hunting rules). - Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past.