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a shot at sth

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  • shot — 1 noun GUNS/SHOOTING 1 fire a shot to fire a gun: He pulled out his rifle and fired three shots. 2 take a shot at to try to kill or injure someone by firing a gun at them: Someone took a shot at him as he was getting out of his car. 3 SOUND (C)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shot through with something — shot through with sth idiom containing a lot of a particular colour, quality or feature • a voice shot through with emotion Main entry: ↑shotidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • shot — noun 1 act of firing a gun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good, well placed ▪ clean ▪ He killed them with a clean shot to their heads. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • shot — shot1 [ʃɔt US ʃa:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gun)¦ 2¦(bullets)¦ 3¦(attempt to score)¦ 4¦(photograph)¦ 5¦(film/tv)¦ 6¦(attempt)¦ 7 give something your best shot 8 be a long shot 9 a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc 10 a shot in the dark …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shoot sb/sth down — UK US shoot sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) ► INFORMAL to criticize someone s ideas or suggestions and stop them being accepted: »All three proposals were shot down by the Finance Committee …   Financial and business terms

  • shoot sth down — UK US shoot sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) ► INFORMAL to criticize someone s ideas or suggestions and stop them being accepted: »All three proposals were shot down by the Finance Committee …   Financial and business terms

  • (a) shot in the dark — a shot in the dark informal phrase a guess that you make without having any facts or ideas to support it It was a wild shot in the dark, but it turned out to be exactly right. Thesaurus: guesses and estimatessynonym Main entry: shot …   Useful english dictionary

  • pot shot — n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: pot + shot; from the idea of shooting something to cook it and eat it] take a pot shot at sb/sth a) to shoot at someone or something without aiming very carefully ▪ The boy took a pot shot at a pigeon with his air gun …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • (a) shot in the arm — a shot in the arm informal phrase something that quickly makes a bad situation much better This scheme will give industry a much needed shot in the arm. Thesaurus: advantages and benefitssynonym Main entry: shot …   Useful english dictionary

  • shoot for sth — UK US shoot for sth Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot) INFORMAL ► to aim to achieve something: »We re shooting for a 5% annual return on investment …   Financial and business terms

  • ˌshoot sb/sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to shoot someone or something and make them fall to the ground Rebels claim to have shot down a military plane.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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