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LIKE A SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does like a shot mean? 

LIKE A SHOT (adverb)
  The adverb LIKE A SHOT has 1 sense:

1. without delay or hesitation; with no time interveningplay

  Familiarity information: LIKE A SHOT used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIKE A SHOT (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Synonyms:

at once; directly; forthwith; immediately; instantly; like a shot; now; right away; straight off; straightaway

Context example:

Come here now!


 Context examples 


He was off like a shot and got clean away.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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