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
Ekenedilichukwu-Western African, Igbo
Watse-Frisian
Ale (2)-Frisian
Helle (2)-Greek Mythology
Carolineka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Mark[mɑ:k]