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to shoot with great precision (idiom)

百步穿杨
bǎi bù chuān yáng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom) · (fig.) to shoot with unfailing accuracy; to hit the mark every time百发百中bǎi fā bǎi zhòng
Antonyms
to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking · firing blindly · to shoot in the air · a shot in the dark无的放矢wú dì fàng shǐ
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