shoot an elephant with a BB gun (English, verb)
expansion: shoot an elephant with a BB gun (third-person singular simple present shoots an elephant with a BB gun, present participle shooting an elephant with a BB gun, simple past and past participle shot an elephant with a BB gun)
Senses:
glosses: To attempt an action with drastically insufficient force, effort, or tools.
Forms:
form: shoots an elephant with a BB gun
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shooting an elephant with a BB gun
tags: participle
present
form: shot an elephant with a BB gun
tags: participle
past
form: shot an elephant with a BB gun
tags: past