Смысл: bean-shooter

bean-shooter[ʹbi:n͵ʃu:tə]
n
<Í> духовое ружьё, стреляющее бобами (игрушка)

shoot Идиома

shoot

tell me, say it, I am listening, fire away """Do you have any news?"" ""No. Just a rumor."" ""Shoot. I love rumors."""

shoot it out

shoot at each other, shoot until one is killed The thief decided to shoot it out with the police.

shoot one

spend all one

shoot-out

a gunbattle, a duel Two men died in the shoot-out: one cop and one robber.

shoot-out (sports)

taking shots at each goal to determine the winner Sweden won the gold medal by defeating Canada in a shoot-out.

shoot straight

act fairly, deal honestly He always shoots straight when he is dealing with the police or the government.

shoot the breeze

talk, visit, chat, chew the fat Hank and I were drinking beer and shooting the breeze.

shoot the breeze/bull

talk idly I met him at the supermarket so we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes.

shoot the shit

visit, have a conversation, a chin wag The ladies went shopping, and the men sat around shootin' the shit.

shoot the works

spare no expense or effort They are planning to shoot the works when they plan the victory celebration for the Olympic medal winners.

shoot up

arise suddenly The flames shot up over the top of the building when the wind started blowing.

shoot your mouth off

talk without thinking, blab, squeal Moe won't shoot his mouth off. He won't tell anybody.

shoot your wad

spend all your money, use all you have If you shoot your wad today, what will you spend tomorrow?

shoot yourself in the foot

ruin your chances, cut off your nose..., your own worst enemy If you want the job, don't be late for the interview. Don't shoot yourself in the foot.

shooting fish in a barrel

a task that is too easy, a game without challenge We won 18-2. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.

shooting match

(See the whole shooting match)

square shooter

fair dealer, honest person Sidney is a square shooter. He won't cheat you.

the whole shooting match

everything, every bit/piece/person Wagon, horses, load - the whole shootin' match disappeared.

whole shooting match

(See the whole shooting match)

bean-shooter

a gun

shooter

a person who uses a gun

shoot down

1．bring down by shooting 击落
They shot down three enemy planes in their first engagement．在第1次空战中，他们击落了3架敌飞机。
2．criticise and dismiss an idea，suggestion，etc．极严厉地批评
The headmaster shot down my plan for making money for the school．校长极严厉地批评了我那为学校赚钱的计划。
Why did you shoot him down like that？你为何那么严厉地批评他？

shoot out

emerge quickly and suddenly from somewhere 猛然出现
Rice was shooting out into ears．稻子已经抽穗了。
The snake shot out its tongue．蛇猛地伸出舌头。
He was shot out of the seat as the two cars collided．两车相撞时，他被甩出了座位。

shoot the bull

Idiom(s): shoot the bull

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to spend time chatting about one's accomplishments, especially with others who are doing the same.
• Those guys out in the backyard are just sitting around shooting the bull.
• It was raining, so everybody spent the day indoors drinking beer and shooting the bull.

shoot sth out

Idiom(s): shoot sth out

Theme: VIOLENCE

to settle a matter by the use of guns. (Slang. Typical of gangster or western movies.)
• Bill and the cowboy—with whom he had been arguing—went out in the street and shot it out.
• Don’t they know they can settle a problem by talking? They don’t need to shoot out the problem when they can talk it over.

shoot one's mouth off

Idiom(s): shoot one's mouth off

Theme: BOASTING

to boast or talk too much; to tell someone's secrets. (Slang.)
• Don't pay any attention to Bob. He's always shooting his mouth off.
• Oh, Sally! Stop shooting off your mouth! You don't know what you're talking about.

shoot from the hip

Idiom(s): shoot from the hip

Theme: FRANKNESS

to speak directly and frankly. (Informal.)
• John has a tendency to shoot from the hip, but he generally speaks the truth.
• Don't pay any attention to John. He means no harm. It's just his nature to shoot from the hip.

Don't shoot the messenger

This phrase can be used when breaking some bad news to someone and you don't want to be blamed for the news. ('Don't kill the messenger' is also used.)

Shoot down in flames

If someone demolishes your argument, it (and you) have been shot down in flames.

fan the breeze|bat|bat the breeze|breeze|fan|shoot

v. phr. 1. See: SHOOT THE BREEZE. 2. To swing and miss the ball in baseball. The batter tried to hit a home run but he fanned the breeze.

offshoot|off

n. A derivative; a side product. The discovery of nuclear reactors was ah offshoot of research in quantum physics.

shoot ahead of|shoot|shoot alongside of|shoot past

v. phr. To move or drive ahead rapidly. As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us.

shoot from the hip|hip|shoot

v. phr., informal 1. To fire a gun held at the hip without aiming by aligning the barrel with one's eye. In many Western movies the heroic sheriff defeats the villains by shooting from the hip. 2. To speak sincerely, frankly, and without subterfuge. "What kind of an administrator will Mr. Brown be?" the head of the search committee asked. "He shoots straight from the hip," he was assured.

shoot off one's face|face|mouth|shoot|shoot off|sh

v. phr., slang To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. Tom has never been to Florida, but he's always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to California. I want to study the problem before I shoot off my face. The editor of the newspaper is always shooting his mouth off about the trouble in Africa.

shoot one's wad|shoot|wad

v. phr. slang, colloquial 1. To spend all of one's money. We've shot our wad for the summer and can't buy any new garden furniture. 2. To say everything that is on one's mind. Joe feels a lot better now that he's shot his wad at the meeting.

shoot out|shoot

v. 1. To fight with guns until one person or side is wounded or killed; settle a fight by shooting.

Used with "it". The cornered bank robbers decided to shoot it out with the police. The moment she opened the door, the cat shot out and ran around the house. During the last half-minute of the race, Dick shot out in front of the other runners.

shoot questions at|questions|shoot|shoot questions

v. phr. To interrogate rapidly and vigorously. The attorney for the prosecution shot one question after another at the nervous witness.

shoot straight|shoot|shoot square|shooters|square|

v., informal To act fairly; deal honestly. You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers. We get along well because we always shoot square with each other. -

shoot the works|shoot|works

v. phr., slang 1. To spare no expense or effort; get or give everything. Billy shot the works when he bought his bicycle; he got a bell, a light, a basket, and chrome trimmings on it, too. The Greens shot the works on their daughter's wedding reception. 2. To go the limit; take a risk. The motor of Tom's boat was dangerously hot, but he decided to shoot the works and try to win the race.

shoot up|shoot

v. 1. To grow quickly. Billy had always been a small boy, but when he was thirteen years old he began to shoot up. 2. To arise suddenly. As we watched, flames shot up from the roof of the barn. 3. informal To shoot or shoot at recklessly; shoot and hurt badly. The cowboys got drunk and shot up the bar room. The soldier was shot up very badly. 4. To take drugs by injection. A heroin addict will shoot up as often as he can.

straight-shooting|shooting|straight

adj. The boys all liked the straight-shooting coach.

like shooting fish in a barrel

like shooting fish in a barrel
Ridiculously easy, as in Setting up a computer nowadays is like shooting fish in a barrel. This hyperbolic expression alludes to the fact that fish make an easy target inside a barrel (as opposed to swimming freely in the sea). [Early 1900s]

shoot for

shoot for
Strive or aim for, as in We're shooting for higher production by spring. This term, alluding to aiming at something with a weapon, has largely replaced the earlier shoot at, which dates from the 1400s.

shoot off one's mouth

shoot off one's mouth
Speak indiscreetly; also, brag or boast. For example, Now don't go shooting off your mouth about it; it's supposed to be a surprise, or Terry is always shooting off his mouth about how many languages he speaks. [Slang; mid-1800s]

shoot one's bolt

shoot one's bolt
Also, shoot one's wad. Do all within one's power; exhaust one's resources or capabilities. For example, They were asking for more ideas but Bob had shot his bolt and couldn't come up with any, or Don't shoot your wad with that article or you won't have any material for the sequels. The first expression comes from archery and referred to using up all of one's bolts (short, heavy arrows fired with a crossbow); it was a proverb by the 1200s. The colloquial variant, dating from about 1900, comes from gambling and refers to spending all of a wad of rolled-up banknotes. Also see shoot the works.

shoot oneself in the foot

shoot oneself in the foot
Foolishly harm one's own cause, as in He really shot himself in the foot, telling the interviewer all about the others who were applying for the job he wanted. This colloquial term alludes to an accidental shooting as opposed to a deliberate one done so as to avoid military service.

sure as shooting

sure as shooting
Most certainly, as in It's going to snow tonight, sure as shooting, or That grizzly is sure as shooting going to make dinner out of us. This idiom has replaced the older sure as a gun, dating from the mid-1600s, a time when guns fired with far less certainty. [Second half of 1800s]

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