Usually means: Attempt all or nothing strategy.
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  1. shoot the moon: Wiktionary
  2. Shoot the Moon (EP), Shoot the Moon, Shoot the moon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. Shoot the Moon: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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  1. shoot the moon: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (shoot the moon)

verb:  To hit the moon, with a rocket or by other means.
verb:  (figuratively, by extension) To attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.
verb:  (card games) To achieve the lowest or highest score possible, such that the player is usually rewarded with bonus points.
verb:  (slang) To abscond without paying one's rent.

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