shoot

shoot idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with shoot, also see like shooting fish in a barrel; sure as shooting; whole ball of wax (shooting match). Also see under shot.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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