词组 | like a shot |
释义 | Idiom like a shot if someone does something like a shot, they do it quickly and eagerly.If I had the chance to go to Paris, I'd be there like a shot. like a shotVery quickly and perhaps excitedly. His tires squealed as he drove out of the parking lot like a shot. I took off like a shot when I heard that my best friend's plane had finally landed. like a shotVery rapidly, as in When they asked for volunteers, he raised his hand like a shot. This expression alludes to the rapidity of gunfire. [Colloquial; late 1800s] like a shotINFORMALIf you do something like a shot, you do it immediately and usually eagerly. If they offered me the job, I'd be off like a shot. I'd go myself like a shot but David wouldn't let me. like a shotwithout hesitation; willingly. informal(do something) like a ˈshot(informal) (do something) immediately or quickly, without hesitating: I’d be off like a shot if he offered me a job abroad.If she wanted him, he’d go back to her like a shot.like a shot Very quickly. |
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