- to take a potshot at so.
- 1) tirer à vue (sans viser) sur qqn2) fig. médire de qqn; lancer des allusions perfides à son sujet; le dénigrer
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
to take a potshot at so.
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