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no offenseI intend no offense by these remarks.Rate it:

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ride shotgunProbably arose in early-20th-century Western fiction and movies to describe an employee armed with a rifle or shotgun riding next to a stagecoach driver for protection.Rate it:

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shotgun approachAn approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo assist and protect.Rate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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shotgunA gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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shotgunThe front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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shotgunTo claim the front seat in a car.Rate it:

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shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:

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shotgun weddingA wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.Rate it:

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Eye For an Eye and a Tooth for a ToothTo take retribution or give penalty similar to the original offense or faultRate it:

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poachers gunA small bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.Rate it:

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forty minutes of hellThe NCAA strategy of playing a suffocating full-court press and aggressive offense for the entirety of a game.Rate it:

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get bent out of shapeTo take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset.Rate it:

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get someone's nose out of jointTo become angry; to take offense or take exception.Rate it:

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go to batBe the individual or team that is currently batting; play offense.Rate it:

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il n'y a que la vérité qui blesseOn se sent d’autant plus offensé ou blessé que les remarques désobligeantes ou reproches qui nous sont faits sont justes et mérités.Rate it:

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let bygones be bygonesTo ignore or disregard a past offense (when dealing with another individual).Rate it:

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nichts für ungutno offenseRate it:

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obrigado pela parte que me tocaA sarcastic thank you said as a response to an offense.Rate it:

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offensionem habereto give offense to, to shock a person (used of things, vid. sect. V. 18).Rate it:

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politically correctAvoiding offense based on demographics especially race, sex, religion, ideology, sexuality, disability, or social groupingRate it:

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pull punchesTo word something delicately to avoid giving offense or inciting anger.Rate it:

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qui toque l'un, toque l'autreQui offense l’un, offense l’autre.Rate it:

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sin ánimo de ofenderno offenseRate it:

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slap in the faceSomething unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.Rate it:

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take exceptionTo take offense; to object or protest.Rate it:

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take exception toExpress offense at; to.Rate it:

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the jig is upAn expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".Rate it:

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tread lightlyTo proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.Rate it:

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