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parting shotAn insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.Rate it:

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shot in the armA shot of drug in the arm, to get on a high.Rate it:

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chip shotA relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance.Rate it:

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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chip shotSomething that is easy to do or to achieve.Rate it:

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give it one's best shotTo make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.Rate it:

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Hot ShotSharp Person, Really With-It, "In the Swing of It, Svelte, Mayhaps Be Swell? Sophisticated. Sharp Kat et alRate it:

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mug shotpolice photoRate it:

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shot in the armA stimulus.Rate it:

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big shotA person with a reputation of importance or power.Rate it:

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by a long shotBy a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.Rate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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chip shotA takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle.Rate it:

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chip shotThe achievement of a goal or the striking of a target with a ball or other projectile in relatively nonchallenging or routine circumstances, by throwing (as in basketball) or by discharging a firearm (as in hunting).Rate it:

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cowboy shotTérmino empleado en el ámbito anglosajón para referirse a un plano de intérprete encuadrado de rodillas para arriba. Esta denominación procede de las películas de cowboys del cine mudo en las que resultaba obligado mostrar las pistoleras y revólveres de los personajes.Rate it:

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dead shotPerfect shooterRate it:

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give it a shotTry or attempt (something).Rate it:

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I've been shotIndicates one has been shot and may require medical attention.Rate it:

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long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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shot across the bowA warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.Rate it:

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Shot in the ArmSomething that gives you confidence and encouragement, something that boost your spiritsRate it:

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shot in the darkA guess, attempt, or choice made with little or no evidence or knowledge.Rate it:

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shot with a shovelseverly admonished, castigated.Rate it:

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take a shot in the darkTo try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.Rate it:

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warning shotUsed other than as an idiom: A shot fired as a warning..Rate it:

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warning shotAn action intended to act as a warning.Rate it:

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who shot johnA long and involved explanation; a thing of which an explanation would be long and involved.Rate it:

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square peg into a round holeThe phrase is typically said, "You cant fit a square peg into a round hole." Often it is shortened to simply "square peg, round hole." Something or someone that does not fit well or at all; something that will not succeed as attempted, except possibly with much force and effort, or alteration of either the peg or the hole or both beyond recognition.Rate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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ace in the holeA hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage.Rate it:

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burn a hole in one's pocketTo cause someone to be tempted to spend money.Rate it:

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in the holeHaving suffered net losses; in debt.Rate it:

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rabbit holeA way into a bizarre world.Rate it:

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dig oneself in a holeTo put oneself in even more trouble.Rate it:

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dig out of a holeTo save someone or something from trouble.Rate it:

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drinking holeA bar or other local drinking establishment.Rate it:

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fire in the holean expression indicating that an explosive detonation in a confined space is imminent.Rate it:

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holeDifficulty, in particular, debt.Rate it:

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holeA container or receptacle.Rate it:

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holeIn semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.Rate it:

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holeA security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.Rate it:

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holeAn orifice, in particular the anus. When used with shut it always refers to the mouth.Rate it:

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holeSex, or a sex partner.Rate it:

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holeSolitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.Rate it:

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holeAn undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.Rate it:

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holeA chordless cycle in a graph.Rate it:

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holeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.Rate it:

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holeIn games.Rate it:

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holeA weakness, a flawRate it:

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