turkey shoot



turkey shoot

A fight or competition that is one-sided because one combatant or competitor is far superior to the other. Primarily heard in US. What some predicted to be a long, arduous war ended up being a turkey shoot because the smaller country lacked adequate troops and firepower.
See also: shoot, turkey

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Flavian-History
Otieno-Eastern African, Luo
Hildr&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
TigernÁN-Irish
Hamo-Medieval English
Penelope[pi'neləpi]