The meaning of GET/BE SHOT OF is to no longer have someone or something not wanted : to get rid of. How to use get/be shot of in a sentence.

to get rid of or free of something, or to leave something: I can't wait to get shot of this office for a week . I suspect he left home to get shot of that awful mother of his.

The history of "get shot of" and "get shut of" supports two conclusions: (1) the two expressions are almost certainly variants, not similar expressions with similar meanings; (2) "get shut of" was …

get shot of (someone or something) To get away from or get rid of someone or something. Your new employee is untrustworthy, and you need to get shot of him sooner than later.

2019年10月15日 · The results indicate that "get shut of" was the earliest form (by a considerable margin), that "get shot of" was the second form to appear, and that "get shed of" is the …

a good/poor shot (person) 一位神槍手/不高明的射手 a shot in the arm ( figurative ) 起鼓舞作用的事物 to have a shot at sth/at doing sth ( informal ) 嘗試某事/做某事

The council has civil defence obligations, and under them it's not allowed to get shot of any of its current defences. And justice aside, if I returned it to him for peace of mind, to get shot of him …

GET SHOT OF definition: to get rid of | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

give it a shot 是个固定表达，表示“试一试”，就相当于 try to do it。 这里的 shot 就是“尝试”的意思，“第一次尝试”就是 first shot，“尝试做某事”就要说 a shot at doing something。 不过，不能 …

If you get shot of someone or something, you get rid of them. He didn't want to be seen near me and couldn't wait to get shot of me. City experts still reckon the company wants to get shot of …