“shoot the”

The following 3 entries include the term shoot the.

shoot-the-chutes

noun

: an amusement ride consisting of a steep incline down which boats slide into a pool at the bottom

shoot the bull

idiom

: to talk informally about unimportant things

shoot the rapids

idiom

: to move quickly in a river where the water flows very fast usually over rocks


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