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
AugustOW-guwst (German, Polish), AW-gəst (English)German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Catalan, English
Askins['æskinz]
Oskars-Latvian
Carson['ka:sn]
Ionas-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
JarmoYAHR-moFinnish