an important person, a boss, a big wheel On payday he spends money like a big shot, buying drinks for all.
a hotshot
"a person who displays; show-off, showboat" What a hotshot he is - showing everybody his new car.
a long shot
a poor chance of winning, a slim chance The Leafs winning the Stanley Cup - now that's a long shot.
a shot in the arm
energy, encouragement, a lift Billy Graham's sermon was inspiring - a shot in the arm.
a shot in the dark
a wild guess, a try, hazard a guess His answer was incorrect. It was a shot in the dark.
big shot
rich or important person, VIP, big boys Randy's a big shot in the movie industry. He owns four studios.
by a long shot
by a big difference, by far The soap company was able to beat out the bids of the other companies by a long shot.
call the shots
make the decisions, decide what happens Mr. Binks may be the president, but Ms. Barker calls the shots.
crack shot/salesman etc.
a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc. Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.
get a shot
get a needle from a doctor You are sick. Maybe you should get a shot of penicillin.
get a shot at
shoot at, see the target you want to shoot at The buck was partly hidden. I couldn't get a shot at it.
give it your best shot
do the best you can, try your hardest If you want to win, you have to give it your best shot.
half shot
(See half corked)
have a shot at
have a chance or a try, qualify to compete If Scotty wins this fight, he'll have a shot at the boxing title.
hit me with your best shot
shoot or hit as hard as you can, sock it to me Hit me with your best shot. Serve the ball as hard as you can.
hotshot
(See a hotshot)
hundred to one shot/chance
a small chance not likely to bring success He only has a hundred to one shot at getting the job that he has applied for.
long shot
a bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed It was a long shot that he would get the job so he was very happy when he did get it.
not by a long shot
very little chance, not likely That horse won't win, not by a long shot. It's old and slow.
pay the shot
pay the whole bill, pay for everybody's ticket etc. Uncle Sammy paid the whole shot for our trip to Europe.
shot
worn, broken, ruined, had it When they returned my bike, the gears were shot - worn out.
shot in the arm
something inspiring or encouraging The latest opinion polls were a shot in the arm for the lawyer's campaign to become elected.
shot in the dark
an attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding The attempt to find the small boy who had fallen into the river was a shot in the dark.
take a shot
criticize or insult, put down, take a poke at When he spoke about abortion, he took a shot at the government for not changing the laws.
take a snap shot
(See take a picture)
within earshot
close enough to hear, under my breath Lil was within earshot of the radio during the newscast. She heard it.
shot calla
person that makes the rules
shot to the curb
down and out
shotty
shotgun
the upshot of
Idiom(s): the upshot of sth
Theme: CONSEQUENCES
the result or outcome of something. • The upshot of my criticism was a change in policy. • The upshot of the argument was an agreement to hire a new secretary.
shotgun wedding
Idiom(s): shotgun wedding
Theme: MARRIAGE
a forced wedding. (Informal. From imagery of the bride's father having threatened the bridegroom with a shotgun to force him to marry.) • Mary was six months pregnant when she married Bill. It was a real shotgun wedding. • Bob would never have married Jane if she hadn't been pregnant. Jane's father saw to it that it was a shotgun wedding.
shot through with
Idiom(s): shot through with sth
Theme: APPEARANCE
containing something; interwoven, intermixed, or filled with something. • The rose was a lovely pink shot through with streaks of white. • John's comments are often shot through with sarcasm. • I want a well-marbled steak—one shot through with fat.
off like a shot
Idiom(s): off like a shot
Theme: SPEED
away [from a place] very quickly. • He finished his dinner and was off like a shot. • The thief grabbed the lady's purse and was off like a shot.
give sth one's best shot
Idiom(s): give sth one's best shot
Theme: EFFORT
to give a task one's best effort. • I gave the project my best shot. • Sure, try it. Give it your best shot!
all shot to hell
Idiom(s): (all) shot to hell
Theme: RUIN
totally ruined. (Informal. Use hell with caution.) • My car is all shot to hell and can't be depended on. • This knife is shot to hell. I need a sharper one.
take a shot at
Idiom(s): take a try at something AND take a shot at sth; take a stab at sth; take a whack at sth
Theme: TRYING
to give something a try. (The expression with shot is informal.) • I don't know if I can eat a whole pizza, but I'll be happy to take a shot at it. • I can't seem to get this computer to work right. Would you like to take a try at it? • Sure. Take a stab at it. • I don't know if I can do it or not, but I'll take a whack at it.
As mad as a wrongly shot hog
(USA) If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull).
Cheap shot
A cheap shot is an unprincipled criticism.
If you fly with the crows, you get shot with the c
If you wish to be associated with a particular high risk and/or high profile situation and benefit from the rewards of that association, you have to accept the consequences if things go wrong - you cannot dissociate yourself.
Ride shotgun
If you ride shotgun, you protect or guard something when it is being transported.
Shot across the bow
A shot across the bow is a warning to tell someone to stop doing something or face very serious consequences.
Shotgun marriage
A shotgun marriage, or shotgun wedding, is one that is forced because of pregnancy. It is also used idiomatically for a compromise, agreement or arrangement that is forced upon groups or people by necessity.
Worth a shot
If something is worth a shot, it is worth trying as there is some chance of success.
Sitting Shotgun
Riding in the front passenger seat of a car.
big cheese|big|big gun|big shot|big wheel|big wig|
n., slang An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank. Bill had been a big shot in high school.John wanted to be the big cheese in his club. Compare: WHOLE CHEESE.
big shot|big|big wig|shot|wig
n. An important or influential person. Elmer is a big shot in the State Assembly.
by a long shot|shot
adv. phr., informal By a big difference; by far. Used to add emphasis. Bert was the best swimmer in the race, by a long shot. Often used with a negative. Tom isn't the kind who would be fresh to a teacher, by a long shot.Our team didn't win not by a long shot. Compare: MISS BY A MILE.
call one's shot|call|shot
v. phr. 1. To tell before firing where a bullet will hit. An expert rifleman can call his shot regularly.The wind was strong and John couldn't call his shots. 2. callthe turn To tell in advance the result of something before you doit. Mary won three games in a row, just as she said she would. She called her turns well. Nothing ever happens as Tom says it will. He is very poor at calling his turns.
call the shots|call|shots
v. phr., informal To give orders; be in charge; direct; control. Bob is a first-rate leader who knows how to call the shots.The quarterback called the shots well, and the team gained twenty yards in five plays. Synonym: CALL THE TUNE.
foul shot|foul|shot
n. A free throw given in basketball to a player who has been fouled. Tony was given two foul shots when he was fouled while trying to shoot. Compare: FIELD GOAL 2, FREE THROW.
a big shot
an important person, a boss, a big caster On payday he spends money like a big shot, affairs drinks for all.
a hotshot
"a actuality who displays; show-off, showboat" What a accomplished he is - assuming everybody his new car.
a continued shot
a poor adventitious of winning, a abbreviate adventitious The Leafs acceptable the Stanley Cup - now that's a continued shot.
a attack in the arm
energy, encouragement, a lift Billy Graham's address was alarming - a attack in the arm.
a attack in the dark
a agrarian guess, a try, hazard a assumption His acknowledgment was incorrect. It was a attack in the dark.
all attack to hell
Idiom(s): (all) attack to hell
Theme: RUIN
totally ruined. (Informal. Use hell with caution.) • My car is all attack to hell and can't be depended on. • This knife is attack to hell. I charge a bluff one.
As mad as a abominably attack hog
(USA) If addition is as mad as a abominably attack hog, they are actual angry. (Same as, Affronted as a blade or Affronted as a bull).
big cheese|big|big gun|big shot|big wheel|big wig|
n., slang An important person; a leader; a aerial official; a actuality of aerial rank. Bill had been a big attack in aerial school.John capital to be the big cheese in his club. Compare: WHOLE CHEESE.
big shot
rich or important person, VIP, big boys Randy's a big attack in the cine industry. He owns four studios.
big shot|big|big wig|shot|wig
n. An important or affecting person. Elmer is a big attack in the State Assembly.
by a continued shot
by a big difference, by far The soap aggregation was able to exhausted out the bids of the added companies by a continued shot.
by a continued shot|shot
adv. phr., informal By a big difference; by far. Acclimated to add emphasis. Bert was the best swimmer in the race, by a continued shot. Generally acclimated with a negative. Tom isn't the affectionate who would be beginning to a teacher, by a continued shot.Our aggregation didn't win not by a continued shot. Compare: MISS BY A MILE.
call one's shot|call|shot
v. phr. 1. To acquaint afore battlefront area a ammo will hit. An able rifleman can alarm his attack regularly.The wind was able and John couldn't alarm his shots. 2. callthe turn To acquaint in beforehand the aftereffect of article afore you doit. Mary won three amateur in a row, aloof as she said she would. She alleged her turns well. Nothing anytime happens as Tom says it will. He is actual poor at calling his turns.
call the shots
make the decisions, adjudge what happens Mr. Binks may be the president, but Ms. Barker calls the shots.
call the shots|call|shots
v. phr., informal To accord orders; be in charge; direct; control. Bob is a first-rate baton who knows how to alarm the shots.The quarterback alleged the shots well, and the aggregation acquired twenty yards in bristles plays. Synonym: CALL THE TUNE.
Cheap shot
A bargain attack is an abandoned criticism.
crack shot/salesman etc.
a actuality who is awful accomplished at cutting etc. Marvin has developed into a able salesman. He's excellent.
foul shot|foul|shot
n. A chargeless bandy accustomed in basketball to a amateur who has been fouled. Tony was accustomed two abhorrent shots aback he was befuddled while aggravating to shoot. Compare: FIELD GOAL 2, FREE THROW.
get a shot
get a aggravate from a doctor You are sick. Maybe you should get a attack of penicillin.
get a attack at
shoot at, see the ambition you appetite to shoot at The blade was partly hidden. I couldn't get a attack at it.
give it one's best shot
give it one's best shot Accomplish one's hardest or best agog attempt, as in I don't apperceive if I can do it, but I'll accord it my best shot. This announcement employs shot in the faculty of “attempt,” a acceptance dating from the mid-1700s.
give it your best shot
do the best you can, try your hardest If you appetite to win, you acquire to accord it your best shot.
give sth one's best shot
Idiom(s): give sth one's best shot
Theme: EFFORT
to accord a assignment one's best effort. • I gave the activity my best shot. • Sure, try it. Accord it your best shot!
half shot
(See bisected corked)
have a attack at
have a adventitious or a try, authorize to attack If Scotty wins this fight, he'll acquire a attack at the battle title.
hit me with your best shot
shoot or hit as adamantine as you can, beat it to me Hit me with your best shot. Serve the brawl as adamantine as you can.
hotshot
(See a hotshot)
hundred to one shot/chance
a baby adventitious not acceptable to accompany success He alone has a hundred to one attack at accepting the job that he has activated for.
If you fly with the crows, you get attack with the c
If you ambition to be associated with a accurate aerial accident and/or aerial contour bearings and account from the rewards of that association, you acquire to acquire the after-effects if things go amiss - you cannot abstract yourself.
like a shot
like a shot Actual rapidly, as in When they asked for volunteers, he aloft his duke like a shot. This announcement alludes to the acceleration of gunfire. [Colloquial; backward 1800s]
long shot
a bet or added accident taken admitting not acceptable to accomplish It was a continued attack that he would get the job so he was actual blessed aback he did get it.
long shot, a
long shot, a A alien achievability of success, as in It's a continued attack that Joan will absolutely accomplishment the marathon, or He may be a acceptable programmer, but he's a continued attack for that job. This announcement alludes to the blunder of aboriginal firearms, which aback attack over a ambit rarely hit the target. It is frequently acclimated in horseracing for a bet fabricated at abundant odds. A accompanying byword is not by a continued shot, acceptation “not alike remotely,” as in I'll never accomplish it to California in three days, not by a continued shot. [Late 1800s]
long shot|long|shot
n. 1. A bet or added accident taken admitting not acceptable to succeed. The horse was a continued shot, but it came in and paid well.Jones was a continued attack for mayor.The business continued attack that succeeds generally pays acutely well. 2. See: BY A LONG SHOT.
mug shot|mug|shot
n. phr. A badge photograph assuming the arrested person's abounding face and profile. "Go over these mug shots," Sergeant O'Malley said, "and acquaint me if you acquisition the actuality who captivated up the liquor store!"
not by a continued shot
very little chance, not acceptable That horse won't win, not by a continued shot. It's old and slow.
off like a shot
Idiom(s): off like a shot
Theme: SPEED
away [from a place] actual quickly. • He accomplished his banquet and was off like a shot. • The bandit affective the lady's purse and was off like a shot.
parting shot
parting shot A final insult or aftermost chat in an argument, as in As she stalked out, Jane hurled as a departing shot, “And I quit!” This argot allegedly originated as a bribery of Parthian shot, apropos to the convenance of age-old Parthian warriors of axis aback to shoot at their pursuers. [Late 1800s]
pay the shot
pay the accomplished bill, pay for everybody's admission etc. Uncle Sammy paid the accomplished attack for our cruise to Europe.
potshot
n. A absolute attack at an easy, anchored ambition from abaft a adequate position or camouflage; criticism. Modern journalists like to booty potshots at the admiral of the United States.
Ride shotgun
If you ride shotgun, you assure or bouncer article aback it is actuality transported.
shot
worn, broken, ruined, had it Aback they alternate my bike, the apparatus were attack - beat out.
Shot beyond the bow
A attack beyond the bow is a admonishing to acquaint addition to stop accomplishing article or face actual austere consequences.
shot calla
person that makes the rules
shot in the arm
something alarming or auspicious The latest assessment acclamation were a attack in the arm for the lawyer's attack to become elected.
shot in the arm, a
shot in the arm, a A bang or booster, article activating or encouraging, as in Getting a new concertmaster was a absolute attack in the arm for the orchestra. This chatty announcement alludes to a analeptic accustomed by injection. [c. 1920]
shot in the arm|arm|shot
n. phr., informal Article alarming or encouraging. The general's actualization was a attack in the arm for the weary soldiers.We were accessible to quit, but the coach's allocution was a attack in the arm.
shot in the dark
an attack after abundant achievement or adventitious of afterwards The attack to acquisition the baby boy who had collapsed into the river was a attack in the dark.
shot in the dark|dark|shot
n. phr. An attack after abundant achievement or adventitious of succeeding; a agrarian guess. A was aloof a attack in the dark, but I got the appropriate acknowledgment to the teacher's question.
shot through with
Idiom(s): shot through with sth
Theme: APPEARANCE
containing something; interwoven, intermixed, or abounding with something. • The rose was a admirable blush attack through with streaks of white. • John's comments are generally attack through with sarcasm. • I appetite a well-marbled steak—one attack through with fat.
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