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In addition to the idioms beginning with SHOT, Also see BIG CHEESE (SHOT); CALL THE SHOTS; CHEAP SHOT; GIVE IT ONE'S BEST SHOT; HAVE A CRACK (SHOT) AT; LIKE A SHOT; LONG SHOT; PARTING SHOT. Also see under SHOOT.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun act of firing a gun ADJ. fine, good | lucky | random | fatal | warning | first, opening (often figurative) the opening shot in the party election campaign | cannon, gun, pistol, rifle I heard a pistol shot. QUANT. series, volley A volley of shots rang out. VERB + SHOT aim | fire, take I took a few more shots at the target, but missed every time. SHOT + VERB ring out | hit sb/sth, strike sb/sth The shot hit him in the upper chest. | kill sb/sth | miss (sb/sth) PREP. ~ from a shot from his semi-automatic rifle | ~ to She was killed by a single shot to the head. person who shoots a gun, etc. ADJ. crack, good, excellent She is a crack shot with a rifle. | bad, poor act of kicking/hitting a ball ADJ. fine, good, great, superb | poor, wayward | long VERB + SHOT crack/get in, have, take, try Go on?take another shot. | miss | mishit | block, parry, save The goalkeeper parried his first shot but he scored from the rebound. SHOT + VERB be on target | go wide, miss My first shot went wide, but my second was right on target. PREP. ~ at/on Their captain tried a long shot on goal. | ~ from his right-footed shot from outside the penalty area a superb shot from RivaldoSPORT photograph; picture in a film ADJ. camera | aerial, close-up, long, still, tracking, wide-angle, zoom | location | opening | action, crowd | fashion, publicity | cover VERB + SHOT get, take I got some great shots of the runners as they crossed the line. SHOT + VERB show sth a wide-angle shot showing the Houses of Parliament PREP. ~ from a shot from a low angle | ~ of a publicity shot of the band performing injection of a drug ADJ. booster VERB + SHOT give sb | get, have Have you had all your shots for your holiday yet? PREP. ~ of a shot of penicillin The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenalin.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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shot
verbs
fire a shot
• The passenger in the car fired three shots.
take a shot at somebody
(= fire a shot trying to hit someone )
• Someone took a shot at her, but missed.
a shot hits somebody/something
• The shot hit the burglar in the chest and killed him instantly.
a shot misses somebody/something
(= doesn’t hit them )
• The first shot missed my head by inches.
a shot rings out
(= is heard )
• Suddenly, two shots rang out.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shot
a pistol/rifle shot
• A pistol shot rang out in the darkness.
a single shot
(= just one shot )
• He died from a single shot to his heart.
the fatal shot
(= the shot that killed someone )
• It wasn’t clear who had fired the fatal shot.
a warning shot
(= one fired as a warning to someone )
• Police fired warning shots into the air.
a good shot
(= one that hits what you aim at )
• It was difficult to get a good shot in the dense forest.
phrases
a volley of shots
(= a number of shots fired quickly )
• He fired off a volley of shots from his rifle.
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