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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 |
Milena | | mee-LE-nah (Italian) | Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Italian |
Lauren | | LAWR-ən | English |
Adrianus | | ah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nus | Dutch |
İRfan | | - | Turkish |
Felicity | | fi-LIS-i-tee | English |
Ittai | | - | Biblical |