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Verb: shoot for  shoot for
  1. Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    - draw a bead on, aspire, aim

Derived forms: shoots for, shooting for, shot for

Type of: be after, plan

Nearest

shoo fly
shoo off
shoofly
shoofly pie
shoo-in
shook
shoot
shoot a line
shoot craps
shoot down
shoot for
shoot one's mouth off
shoot the breeze
shoot up
shoot-down
shoot-'em-up
shooter
shooting
shooting box
shooting brake
shooting gallery