shoot someone or something down



shoot someone or something down

tv. to ruin someone or something; to debunk someone or something. (see also shot down.) Just as I was making the final point, she shot me down with a simple fact I should have remembered.
See also: down, shoot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chukwuemeka-Western African, Igbo
Kapono-Hawaiian
KirsiKEER-seeFinnish
Sol (1)-Spanish, Portuguese
VitoVEE-to (Italian), BEE-to (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Donnchadh-Scottish, Irish