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• shoot something down in flames — shoot (something/someone) down in flames informal to strongly criticize an idea or plan, or to refuse to accept it. Several months ago this highly impractical idea would have been shot down in flames. I thought I d made a sensible suggestion, but …   New idioms dictionary

• shoot something off — ˌshoot sth ˈoff derived (NAmE) to light ↑fireworks and make them go off Syn: let off, Syn: ↑set off Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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• shoot someone down in flames — shoot (something/someone) down in flames informal to strongly criticize an idea or plan, or to refuse to accept it. Several months ago this highly impractical idea would have been shot down in flames. I thought I d made a sensible suggestion, but …   New idioms dictionary

• shoot down in flames — shoot (something/someone) down in flames informal to strongly criticize an idea or plan, or to refuse to accept it. Several months ago this highly impractical idea would have been shot down in flames. I thought I d made a sensible suggestion, but …   New idioms dictionary

• shoot — shoot1 [ ʃut ] (past tense and past participle shot [ ʃat ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 fire gun ▸ 2 in sports ▸ 3 move suddenly & quickly ▸ 4 take photographs etc. ▸ 5 put drug in body ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to fire a gun: We were… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shoot — I UK [ʃuːt] / US [ʃut] verb Word forms shoot : present tense I/you/we/they shoot he/she/it shoots present participle shooting past tense shot UK [ʃɒt] / US [ʃɑt] past participle shot *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to fire a gun We were ordered… …   English dictionary

• shoot down — verb 1. move quickly and violently (Freq. 1) The car tore down the street He came charging into my office • Syn: ↑tear, ↑shoot, ↑charge, ↑buck • See Also: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shoot — [[t]ʃu͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ shoots, shooting, shot 1) VERB If someone shoots a person or an animal, they kill them or injure them by firing a bullet or arrow at them. [V n] The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them... [V n] Namibian law… …   English dictionary

• shoot down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shoot down : present tense I/you/we/they shoot down he/she/it shoots down present participle shooting down past tense shot down past participle shot down 1) a) to kill someone with a gun He had been walking… …   English dictionary