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cheap shot
noun- a petty, unfair insult US, 1971
- I resent his cheap shot at Dan Quayle. Dan Quayle has been viciously smeared by the media and comedians for spelling potato with an “e” at the end. — Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa), p. A4, 12 March 1999
- She also called the flap on Bush’s inability to answer questions on foreign leaders a cheap shot. Bush could not name the leaders of Chechnya, India and Pakistan. — Lansing (Michigan) State Journal, p. 1B, 19 November 1999
- What surprised me were the cheap shots, like calling Bennett a bad steward. His gaming has added millions to state treasuries. — Tulsa (Oklahoma) Wolrd, p. A14, 3 June 2003
- Why aren’t there more black quarterbacks? The old racist slander was that they weren’t smart enough. Having had that lie thrown in their faces, the cheap-shot artists like Limbaugh would now say, Well, maybe they’re good, but they’re not as good as that — Baltimore Sun, p. 1B, 10 October 2003
- Arianna said, “Let me finish. Let me finish. Let me finish. You know this is completley impolite and”–here’s the kicker–“we know how you treat women.” Okay, Arnie, so it was a cheap shot." — Washington Post, p. A25, 27 September 2003
- in sports, an unnecessary, unprovoked act of violence US, 1970
- [I]f anything goes wrong, if there’s any cheap shots, I’ll be right there for them. — Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), p. 3C, 29 October 2003
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