shoot someone down in flames



shoot someone down in flames

tv. to ruin someone; to bring about someone’s downfall. (see also go down in flames.) It was a bad idea, okay, but you didn’t have to shoot me down in flames.
See also: down, flame, shoot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Thorn;ÓRveig-Ancient Scandinavian
ŠImo-Croatian
Avto-Georgian
York[jɔ:k]
Mcmahon[mek'ma:ən]
Livie-French, Czech