- shoot one's bolt
- phrasal
: to do all within one's power : exhaust one's capabilities and resources
had shot his bolt and had no more to say
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shoot one's bolt
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shoot one's bolt — verb To use up ones resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored. We were playing checkers and, although Id started off well, I seemed to have shot my bolt too soon. Syn: shoot ones wad … Wiktionary
Shoot one's bolt — 1. do one s utmost; 2. ejaculate; 3. reach the limit of one s endurance or effort … Dictionary of Australian slang
shoot one's bolt — Australian Slang 1. do one s utmost; 2. ejaculate; 3. reach the limit of one s endurance or effort … English dialects glossary
shoot one's bolt — phrasal to exhaust one s capabilities and resources … New Collegiate Dictionary
shoot one's bolt — do the best that one can … English contemporary dictionary
shoot one's bolt/load/wad — vb to ejaculate. These terms for the male orgasm have been in use since the 19th century … Contemporary slang
shoot one's wad or bolt — idi shoot one s wad or bolt, inf a) to spend all one s money b) Also, shoot the works. to spend and exhaust all one s energies or resources … From formal English to slang
bolt — bolt1 [bōlt] n. [ME & OE, akin to Ger bolzen < IE base * bheld , to knock, strike] 1. a short, heavy, often blunt arrow shot from a crossbow 2. a flash of lightning; thunderbolt 3. a sudden dash or movement 4. a sliding bar for locking a door … English World dictionary
have shot one's bolt — To be unable to do more than one has done • • • Main Entry: ↑bolt have shot one s bolt see under ↑bolt1 • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * I informal have done all that one is able … Useful english dictionary
shoot — shoot1 /shooht/, v., shot, shooting, n. v.t. 1. to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. 2. to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. 3. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a… … Universalium
