See pot shot on Wiktionary
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"A haphazard shot with a firearm, taken with careless aim, often fired at a random target."
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"text": "Why should Jonathan, Ruth and all the others have to stay out there like sitting ducks as policemen and their smug reporter friends took pot shots at them?",
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"By analogy, insulting or hurtful words carelessly or randomly said; opportunistic attack, especially criticism."
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