a cheap shot



a cheap shot

a criticism of someone that is not fair She dismissed his comments as a 'cheap shot', saying that he was only concerned to defend himself. Federal bureaucracy is the target for every cheap shot artist (= someone who likes criticizing other people) in America.
See also: cheap, shot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ngawang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
JachinJAY-kin (English)Biblical
Mayra-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
FritziFRI-tseeGerman
WilfridWIL-frədEnglish
Habibullah-Arabic