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shotgun approach

idiom

An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.

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Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    ride shotgun

    To accompany the driver of a vehicle on a journey as an armed escort (originally with a shotgun); (by extension) to accompany someone in order to assist and protect.

  2. 02

    shotgun wedding

    A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.

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