shoot the place up

informal To attack a particular location or the people present repeatedly and at length with gunfire. The gang of criminals shot the place up in retribution for their leader's arrest. They will arrest you if you talk about shooting the place up—the police have to take every threat seriously.

shoot a place up

and shoot the place up

Fig. to fire a gun in or at a place, usually at people. The cowboy walked into the saloon and began to shoot the place up. They shot up the place.

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释义	shoot the place up shoot the place up informal To attack a particular location or the people present repeatedly and at length with gunfire. The gang of criminals shot the place up in retribution for their leader's arrest. They will arrest you if you talk about shooting the place up—the police have to take every threat seriously. See also: place, shoot, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. shoot a place up and shoot the place up Fig. to fire a gun in or at a place, usually at people. The cowboy walked into the saloon and began to shoot the place up. They shot up the place. See also: place, shoot, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: shoot a place up shoot up the place comeuppance bombard bombard (one) with (something) bombard with crossfire be caught in the crossfire caught in the crossfire exile (someone) from (some place) to (some place)
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