Idiom
shots fired
Meaning
Used to indicate that one finds a statement or action derisive or combative.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Shots fired, he really just insulted your cooking like that.”
“When she told him his presentation was completely outdated, the rest of the team whispered, shots fired.”
“The politician’s sharp critique of his opponent’s record was so direct that the audience immediately reacted as if shots fired.”
Examples
simple
“Shots fired, he really just insulted your cooking like that.”
contextual
“When she told him his presentation was completely outdated, the rest of the team whispered, shots fired.”
complex
“The politician’s sharp critique of his opponent’s record was so direct that the audience immediately reacted as if shots fired.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated