The center shot for the basket just before the end of the game.
•Wally shot for the basket but missed.
2. Fig. to aim for something; to set something as one's goal. •You have to shoot for the very best. Don't be satisfied with less.
•She shot for the highest attainable goal.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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