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parting shot

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a parting shot
a remark that you say as you are leaving somewhere so that it has a strong effect. Her parting shot was 'I'm going to spend the evening with people who appreciate my company!'
See also: parting, shot
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The worst had happened; Juag and I seized paddles and kept the canoe with the wind; but that squall was the parting shot of the gale, which died out immediately after, leaving us free to make for the shore, which we lost no time in attempting.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
With that parting shot at the new ideas, my old friend left me for a time.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
He was encouraged to chance a parting shot, now, at the same target, and did it.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
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