shoot one's shot (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To strive for success.
tags: colloquial
glosses: To take an opportunity try to win over a prospective romantic partner, especially when the chances of succeeding are slim; to take a chance.
tags: colloquial
Forms:
form: shoots one's shot
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shooting one's shot
tags: participle
present
form: shot one's shot
tags: participle
past
form: shot one's shot
tags: past