turkey shoot
One-sided competitive slaughter
A turkey shoot is a contest where marksmen shoot at targets to win prizes, originally live turkeys.
The phrase now usually describes a situation where one side has an overwhelming advantage—a lopsided competition or easy victory: The battle turned into a turkey shoot once air support arrived.
The implication is that the targets are as defenseless as captive birds.
Effortless task or promenade
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
child's play · piece of cake · no-brainer · pushover · slam dunk · easy win · rout · blowout
Accuracy in shooting
- target practiceAim improvement through repetition
- skeetShotgun target sport
- trapshootingShotgun sport, flying clays
- clay pigeonsThrown shooting targets
rifle · shotgun · aim · accuracy · precision · bullseye · ammunition · firearm
cakewalk
Effortless task or promenade
picnic · child's play · piece of cake · no-brainer · pushover · slam dunk · easy win · rout · blowout · mismatch
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
- target practiceAim improvement through repetition
- skeetShotgun target sport
- trapshootingShotgun sport, flying clays
clay pigeons · rifle · shotgun · aim · accuracy · precision · bullseye · ammunition · firearm · score
- country festivitiescounty fair, state fair, country fair, harvest festival, fall festival
- huntsdeer hunt, duck hunt, fox hunt, boar hunt, elk hunt
- Beatdownsbeatdown, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, blowout
turkey shootuphill battle
Difficult prolonged endeavor
hard slog · struggle · nail-biter · close call · slog
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