parting shot

parting shot — parting shots N COUNT If someone makes a parting shot, they make an unpleasant or forceful remark at the end of a conversation, and then leave so that no one has the chance to reply. He turned to face her for his parting shot. You re one… …   English dictionary

parting shot — noun count an unpleasant or angry remark made at the end of a conservation by someone when they are leaving …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

parting shot — ► NOUN ▪ a cutting remark made at the moment of departure …   English terms dictionary

parting shot — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms parting shot : singular parting shot plural parting shots an unpleasant or angry remark made at the end of a conversation by someone when they are leaving …   English dictionary

parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving. [1890 95; perh. by folk etym. from PARTHIAN SHOT] * * * ˌparting ˈshot idiom a final remark, especially an unkind one, that sb makes as they leave • As her… …   Useful english dictionary

parting shot — n. the last word; a final comment before departing. □ For a parting shot, she called me a miser. □ His parting shot concerned some comments about my ability to do simple math …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

parting shot —    A parting shot is a final remark, often incisive or disparaging, made just as one is leaving.     He has a way of making parting shots that can be very discouraging …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

parting shot — noun An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end. Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his… …   Wiktionary

parting shot — /patɪŋ ˈʃɒt/ (say pahting shot) noun a hostile remark or gesture made by someone as they exit. {originally Parthian shot, named after the manoeuvres of the ancient Parthian horsemen who could fire arrows backwards at their enemy while riding… …   Australian-English dictionary

parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving. [1890 95; perh. by folk etym. from PARTHIAN SHOT] * * * …   Universalium

parting shot — Synonyms and related words: PS, Parthian shot, addendum, afterthought, appendix, back answer, back matter, caustic remark, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, comeback, conclusion, consequence, continuance, continuation, crack, cut, cutting remark,… …   Moby Thesaurus