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like a shot
like a shot
very quickly and eagerly If I had the chance to go to Paris, I'd be there like a shot.
like a shot
if someone does something like a shot, they do it quickly and eagerly If I had the chance to go to Paris, I'd be there like a shot.
See give it a shot, fire a shot across bowslike a shot
Very rapidly, as in When they asked for volunteers, he raised his hand like a shot. This expression alludes to the rapidity of gunfire. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
like a shot
Very quickly.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
İLdar | | - | Tatar |
Gweneth | | - | Welsh |
Agneta | | ahng-NE-tah | Swedish |
Gilah | | - | Hebrew |
Aurelia | | ow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish) | Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish |
Tayeb | | - | Arabic |