be shot
1. To be physically, mentally, or emotionally exhausted. After two hours in the gym and another hour swimming, I was shot by the time I got home. I'm already pretty shot from writing essays, and I still have another one to write for tomorrow. A: "The dog's still asleep?" B: "Yep. Poor thing's been shot since our long hike this morning."
2. To be in a bad condition or totally destroyed. I wish I could have the repairs finished sooner, but I'm afraid your engine's shot. Between dealing with mounting debt, my four children, and my recent divorce, my nerves are pretty shot at the moment. Come on, this chair is totally shot. It's hazardous to even sit in—you never know when that back leg is gonna pop off!
3. To be filmed. The surprise independent hit was shot on a budget of less than $100,000. How long do you think it will take for the pool scenes to be shot? Do you know what camera this was shot on? The quality is excellent for such a low-budget film.
4. Of resources, money, etc., to be wasted, spent, or used up. I can't believe my entire budget for a week in Las Vegas was shot in the first day! I can't pay for a massive repair like that—all of my savings are shot! You have three kids in college? Aha, that explains why your money is shot!
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shot
1. n. a try at something. Go ahead. Give it another shot.
2. mod. exhausted; ruined. Here’s your pen back. It’s shot anyway.
3. n. a rocket launching. The shot was canceled because of the weather.
4. n. a small or quickly drunk drink of liquor, usually whiskey. He stopped at every bar on the strip for a quick shot.
5. n. an injection of drugs. Just one shot of that stuff and you’re hooked for life.
6. mod. alcohol intoxicated. They are a little noisy, I guess, but after all they are shot—you know, plastered.
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