- get (or be) shot of Brit.
- get (or be) shot of Brit.informalget (or be) rid of.→ shot
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get (or be) shot of Brit.
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get shot of — (slang) To get rid of • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * get/be/shot of british informal phrase to get rid of someone or something In the en … Useful english dictionary
get shot of — ► get (or be) shot of Brit. informal get (or be) rid of. Main Entry: ↑shot … English terms dictionary
shot — shot1 noun 1》 the firing of a gun or cannon. ↘a person with a specified level of ability in shooting: he was an excellent shot. ↘a critical or aggressive remark. 2》 a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports, in particular an attempt to … English new terms dictionary
shot of — Brit informal : no longer having someone or something that you do not want I m ready to get/be shot of [=rid of] this job. The band wants to be shot of its manager. • • • Main Entry: ↑shot … Useful english dictionary
be shot of — ► get (or be) shot of Brit. informal get (or be) rid of. Main Entry: ↑shot … English terms dictionary
get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… … English World dictionary
get rid of — Syn: dispose of, throw away/out, clear out, discard, scrap, dump, bin, jettison, expel, eliminate; informal chuck (away), ditch, junk; Brit.; informal get shot of; N.Amer.; informal trash … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
run — v 1. dash, dart, bolt, tear, tear along, bowl along, make time, cover ground, make strides or rapid strides; sprint, fly, flit, whiz, whisk; zoom, zip, career, rip, scour, scud, scorch, burn up the road, outstrip the wind, race like the wind, go… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
observe — v 1. see, look, eye, have in sight, set or lay eyes on, look on or upon, view, behold; witness, be a spectator, see with one s own eyes; sight, catch sight of, descry, get or catch a glimpse of, glimpse, pick out, spy, espy, Inf. spot, Inf. get a … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
