shoot someone down in flames

shoot (someone or something) down in flames

To bring about someone or something's failure. I thought I'd written a fine campaign speech, but my team shot it down in flames. I can't believe he shot me down in flames in front of the board of trustees!

shoot someone down in flames

tv. to ruin someone; to bring about someone’s downfall. (see also go down in flames.) It was a bad idea, okay, but you didn’t have to shoot me down in flames.

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释义	shoot someone down in flames shoot (someone or something) down in flames To bring about someone or something's failure. I thought I'd written a fine campaign speech, but my team shot it down in flames. I can't believe he shot me down in flames in front of the board of trustees! See also: down, flame, shoot Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. shoot someone down in flames tv. to ruin someone; to bring about someone’s downfall. (see also go down in flames.) It was a bad idea, okay, but you didn’t have to shoot me down in flames. See also: down, flame, shoot, someone McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: shoot (someone or something) down in flames shoot down in flames shoot somebody/something down shoot someone or something down in flames be shot down in flames shoot up shoot up on something shoot-up shot up give it one's best shot, to
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