Idiom
shoot 'em up
Meaning
A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He loves watching a classic shoot 'em up on Friday nights.”
“The new action movie is a loud, mindless shoot 'em up that relies more on explosions than a good story.”
“While the director is known for thoughtful dramas, he surprised critics by producing a violent, high-budget shoot 'em up set in the future.”
Examples
simple
“He loves watching a classic shoot 'em up on Friday nights.”
contextual
“The new action movie is a loud, mindless shoot 'em up that relies more on explosions than a good story.”
complex
“While the director is known for thoughtful dramas, he surprised critics by producing a violent, high-budget shoot 'em up set in the future.”
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