| 释义 |
SEE SYNONYMS FOR turkey shoot ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys. - something easily accomplished; piece of cake.
- an easy destruction of enemy troops, especially of flying aircraft.
Origin of turkey shootAn Americanism dating back to 1835–45 Words nearby turkey shootTurkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red, turkey shoot, turkey trot, turkey vulture, Turki, Turkic, Turkish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turkey shootHe likens the standoff to what he calls the “turkey-shoot phenomenon.” Big-Spending Budget Hawk|Benjamin Sarlin|July 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST A day of great sport at the tavern was when there was a turkey-shoot; these often took place on Thanksgiving Day. Stage-coach and Tavern Days|Alice Morse Earle The Hayfield Inn, a little hostelrie on the Northern "pike," is the scene of many a turkey-shoot. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.|Various
Words related to turkey shootbreeze, cakewalk, cinch, easy, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, velvet, walkover, waltz, cherry pie, kid stuff, no sweat, no-brainer, pie, child's play |