turkey shoot

noun3

1. •
   (US) A hunt or hunting competition, using rifles or shotguns, in which wild turkeys are the prey; a marksmanship contest in which a turkey is the prize.

   • Behind his barricade of barrels, Sam heard and shivered like a gun-shy collie at a turkey shoot. — 1913
2. •
   A situation in which numerous weapons are discharged against prey, opponents, or victims who have little ability to protect or defend themselves.

   • In the Battle of the Marianas, which pilots called "the turkey shoot," they downed 360 Japanese planes in a single day, the record bag of the war. — 1960
3. •
   An unequal competitive situation in which one party easily defeats the other(s).

   • The University of Delaware Blue Hens had themselves a turkey shoot here Saturday at Delaware Stadium as they humbled Boston University, 41-13, before 10,350. — 1968