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shot for the moon

shot for the moon is the simple past and past participle of shoot for the moon.

Meaning of shoot for the moon

Verb

shoot for the moon (third-person singular simple present shoots for the moon, present participle shooting for the moon, simple past and past participle shot for the moon)

  1. Synonym of reach for the stars.

Questions about shot for the moon

What is shot for the moon the simple past and past participle of?
Shot for the moon is the simple past and past participle of shoot for the moon.

Words near shot for the moon in the dictionary

  1. shot cup
  2. shot cups
  3. shot daggers
  4. shot down
  5. shot first and asked questions later
  6. shot for the moon
  7. shot from the hip
  8. shot from the lip
  9. shot garland
  10. shot garlands
  11. shot glass

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