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shoot the works |
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shoot the works 1. to do everything; to use everything; to bet all one's money. Okay, let's go out to dinner and shoot the works. Don't shoot the works! Save some for a cab. 2. Sl. to empty one's stomach; to vomit. Suddenly she turned sort of green, and I knew she was going to shoot the works. After she shot the works, she looked fine—but I was sort of pale. shoot the works (American informal) to spend all your money or to use as much effort as possible to do something (usually + on ) I could shoot the works on a round the world trip. They shot the works on their daughter's wedding. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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