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Shots

Meanings and phrases

call the shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
v.
  1. exercise authority or be in charge; call the tune; wear the trousers

blocked shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • He ranks 19th in team history in blocked shots (120).
  • He is among the Pistons' all-time leaders in blocked shots.
  • He ended the season with 19 points and a team-best 51 blocked shots.

shots were fired

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • At around 7 a.m. three shots were fired at the head of the column.
  • Eleven shots were fired in total.
  • 25 shots were fired in total.

exterior shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Some exterior shots were filmed in El Paso, Texas.
  • They were just able to film the exterior shots before the house was moved.
  • It is also the first time that exterior shots of the Kelly house are shown.

warning shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Luther Blanchard, the fifer from Acton, was hit and wounded by one of these warning shots.
  • In Islamabad, police used tear gas and fired warning shots into the air to disperse the crowd.
  • The hijacker was subdued after a police officer boarded the vessel and fired three warning shots.

several shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • At about 06:15 on November 8, an unknown submarine appeared firing several shots across the bow.
  • There are several shots of him playing the guitar with the guitar morphing into Braxton in his arms.
  • The company also created an establishing shot of a military base, and several shots set during the border crossing.

shots fired

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Also of importance is the number of shots fired.
  • * Penalised under ISSF Rule 8.6.6.1.1.1 - Too many shots fired.
  • These were the first shots fired.

first shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Andoy fired its first shots of World War I on 14 August 1914.
  • These were the first shots fired.
  • The ship fired the first shots of the campaign when she encountered and crippled a Norwegian patrol boat.

shots on goal

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Krystal de Ramos also broke the school record for shots on goal percentage during her senior year campaign.
  • The centre half forward is responsible for taking shots on goal and points when opportunities present themselves.
  • The Checkers had 95 shots on goal and Alex Lyon would finish with 94 saves, while Alex Nedeljkovic would finish with 51 saves on 53 shots.

few shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The quarry fired a few shots and then struck.
  • Only a few shots were expected to be fired from any firing position.
  • After a few shots, the guns would begin to crack, and were reinforced with ropes soaked in tar.

shots per

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • This equates to approximately 2000 visual effects shots per season.
  • The average number of hits in the first group was four out of twelve targets hit (with two shots per target).
  • In his senior season, Jones averaged 17.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.1 blocked shots per game.

more shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The more shots made the lower the V0 will go.
  • They then drove to Vidhan Bhavan where they fired more shots.
  • As Hardin lay on the floor, Selman fired three more shots into him.

effects shots

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • This equates to approximately 2000 visual effects shots per season.
  • "X-Men: Days of Future Past" had 1,311 visual effects shots produced by twelve studios.
  • The film contains 2,600 visual effects shots and was edited using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
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