shot down

shoot down

1. To reject, foil, or disappoint the aspirations of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shoot" and "down." I asked John out for a date, but he shot me down. The committee shot down our plans for a new apartment block. The candidate was able to shoot down each of his opponents' claims with indisputable proof.
2. To fire upon an aircraft in order to destroy it or force it to land or crash. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shoot" and "down." We're under orders to shoot down any aircraft in the no-fly zone. If they enter our airspace, shoot them down.
See also: down, shoot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shot down

1. mod. demolished; destroyed. I felt shot down, even though I was sure of what I was getting into.
2. mod. rejected by a young woman. Tiffany is a cruel chick. I was shot down from day one.
See also: down, shot
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • ask back
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • identify with
  • attune to
  • orient
  • orient to
  • orient to (something)
  • involved with
References in periodicals archive
Pakistan said it shot down two Indian planes and lost none of its own, but India said that it lost only one aircraft.
Pakistan rejects fresh Indian claim IAF downed PAF jet
Time for India to speak truth about false claims and actual losses on their side including the second aircraft shot down by Pakistan."
No Pakistani F-16 shot down by India, US officials find: report
Pakistani warplanes shot down two Indian Air Force (IAF) jets - including a Russian-made MiG 21 - and arrested one of the pilots in the battle that took place a day after Indian aircraft brazenly violated Pakistan's airspace and dropped a payload on a densely forested mountain in Balakot.
Time for India to speak truth about false claims, says Pakistan military
'Even if F-16 have been used as at that point in time complete PAF was airborne including F-16s, the fact remains that Pakistan Airforce shot down two Indian jets in self-defence.
No F-16 was hit by IAF, JF-17 downed Indian aircraft: ISPR
'Even if F-16 have been used as at that point in time complete PAF was airborne including F16s, the fact remains that Pakistan Airforce shot down two Indian jets in self-defence.
No F-16 was hit by IAF, JF-17 downed Indian aircraft: ISPR
2 - Reports of an F-16 Pakistani aircraft being shot down have been denied.
India-Pakistan standoff: Here is what we know so far
A video of the captured Indian pilot was released hours after the Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian jets within the Pakistani airspace and arrested two pilots, one in injured condition.In the video, the captured pilot can be heard saying: "My name is Wing Commander Abhinandan.
India asks Pakistan to return captured pilot
Last year in October, an Indian quadcopter 'spying across LOC in Rakhchakri sector' was shot down by Pakistan Army shooters.
Pak Army arrests foreigner carrying suicide jackets
Last year, four such Indiandroneshad been shot down by Pakistani border guards.
Army downs another Indian spy drone along Line of Control
The Syrian military has shot down an Israeli war plane and four missiles over the country's southern region, reports say.
Syria say it shoots down 'Israeli war plane' near Damascus & IOF denies
RAMALLAH, July 24 (KUNA) -- The Israeli army announced Tuesday that it shot down a Syrian fighter jet (Sukhoi) after entering the occupied territory of Golan Heights in Syria.
Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet - media
Aden, Shawwal 16, 1439, Jun 30, 2018, SPA -- The Yemeni National Army shot down today a surveillance aircraft related to the Iranian-backed Houthi militias, at Hodeida governorate, in Western Yemen.
3rd Houthi Surveillance Aircraft Shot-down, in Row, in less than one Week
A military source said the army's air defenses shot down tens of Israeli missiles, preventing most of them from reaching their targets, while some managed to hit a number of air defense battalions, radars, and an ammo depot.
Syrian air defenses repel Israeli missile aggression, shoot down tens of missiles
A UKRAINIAN military pilot who Russia claim shot down the MH17 flight has killed himself, according to the BBC and Ukrainian media reports.
Military pilot accused of shooting down MH17 dies; ukrainian shot himself at home, say reports
Pasdar Commander Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari says the Syrian army shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet a few days ago as a result of increasing self-confidence injected in them by Iran's Islamic Revolution.
Syria downed F-16 out of Iran spirit