find its mark/targetSHOOT a) if a bullet, arrow etc finds its mark etc, it hits what it is supposed to hit 〔子弹、箭等〕射中目标
b) if a remark, criticism etc finds its mark etc, it has the effect that you intended it to have 〔言论、批评等〕击中要害,达到目的
She soon saw that her accusation had found its mark. 她很快就看到,她的谴责达到了预期效果。
find its mark/target• I doubt whether it could have found its target but the very shape of it in my hands was reassuring.• But now their enmity found its target in the flesh.• It found its mark; one of the suitors fell dying to the floor.
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