盲めくら撃うち

noun

random shooting; shooting blindly

Literally 'blind shooting'; firing a gun without aiming, or figuratively doing something haphazardly. The term めくら is now often avoided due to its derogatory connotation, but this compound persists in certain contexts.

• 犯はん人にんは群ぐん衆しゅうに向むかって盲めくら撃うちを始はじめた。

  The criminal started shooting blindly into the crowd.

• 彼かれのやり方かたはまるで盲めくら撃うちだ。

  His method is just like shooting in the dark.