take aim

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take aim (at someone, something, or an animal)

to aim [something] at someone, something, or an animal. The hunter took aim at the deer and pulled the trigger. You must take aim carefully before you shoot.

See also: aim, take

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Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach. The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context Hector and Ulysses measured the ground, and cast lots from a helmet of bronze to see which should take aim first. The Iliad by Homer View in context			take a running jump take a running jump! take a shine to take a shot at take a shower take a spill take a stand take a stand on take a stroll down memory lane take a swing at take a swipe at take a toll take a turn for the better take a turn for the worse take a vacation take a walk take aboard take account of take across take action take action against take action on take advantage take advantage of take after take aim take aim at take aloft take along take amiss take an amount of money for take an interest in take an oath take apart take around take as gospel take as it comes take aside take at face value take at word take attendance take away take away from take before take below take belt in take blood pressure take breath away take by storm take by surprise take by the throat			take aback take aboard take account take account of take account of take account of take account of take account of take account of take across take action take action take action against take action on Take Action on Impaired Driving, Inc. Take Action Tour take advantage take advantage take advantage take advantage of take advantage of take advantage of take advantage of take after take after take after take after take after take after take against take aim take aim at take alarm take aloft take along take amiss take amiss take amiss take an account of take an active part in take an advance take an airing take an alternate highway take an alternate route take an amount of money for take an indirect way take an interest in take an interest in take an oath take an oath Take an Offer Take and Pay Contract Take and Pay Contracts take another’s place take apart take apart take apart take apart take apart take apart Take Appropriate Action

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