| 单词 | like a shot |
| 例句 | I started to dive but then something went past me like a shot. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z To Leon, it may have sounded like a shot in the dark but it wasn’t. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When the final bell rang, Phoebe and I were out of school like a shot. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The elevator dropped me like a shot and I went out and walked along the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was out of there like a shot. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I take off like a shot, not looking back. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It hit him the way realizations never did—quick, like a shot of lightning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It seemed like a shot in the dark, but, just to get Golan off my back, one afternoon I had my dad drop me at the library so I could check it out. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “My best china is in that box, darling, and I declare you are throwing it around like a shot putt.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, he left it like a shot. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The question, asked quietly, rang out like a shot and created a silence in the room that was awkward and menacing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But each word I translate pierces me like a shot in the chest;—like a stab in the chest. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well . . . but if you want something, will you holler? I’m just in the next room —I’d be out here like a shot.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran out like a shot, pausing only a second to get a few drops of water to clean my hands. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes off like a shot, and I follow, plunging into the night. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Why? He’s a good-looking lad. I’d put in a good word for him with your father like a shot.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I was out the window like a shot, breathing sweet, free air. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The timid creature jumped like a shot rabbit and dropped the pocketbook. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Next morning Dad gives me a nudge when he comes through to the kitchen, and I’m up like a shot. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Both lowered their heads and clashed antlers with a clanging crack that sounded like a shot. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Or was she like a shot of whiskey given to you by your older cousin? The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My fingers graze the arm of the couch, and like a shot, she sets the laptop aside and is there with me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dylan shakes his head and downs his Coke like a shot. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Tilly took off after it like a shot and disappeared into the tall grass. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead, the bird never once flapped a wing, plowing back to earth like a shot, causing a minuscule explosion of dust when it smacked into the dirt, breaking its neck. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The two words were like a shot of lightning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After a few days at Hearth- side, I feel the service ethic kick in like a shot of oxytocin, the nurturance hormone. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Barbarossa was through the curtain like a shot. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, that sounded like a shot,” one of the rooming house’s denizens said soon afterward. Books of The Times: Hampton Sides?s ?Hellhound on His Trail? Traces Martin Luther King Jr.?s Killer 2010-04-21T22:24:00Z As she lowered herself to the ground, a prickly shrub grazed her thigh, and she jumped like a shot to her feet. A Stroll Through Wyeth?s Giverny 2011-08-11T18:32:30Z It’s a summer single so effulgent and brimming with vintage Whitney Houston-style pep it’s like a shot of sunshine. Here Are the 25 Best Songs of 2014 (So Far) 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z And actually, if I could find it, I would read it again like a shot. Royal baby books: regal or ridiculous? 2013-07-19T09:36:00Z But even these sections are muddied by Pohlad's weakness for strained artiness, like a shot that apparently sends a camera down, down, down Wilson's auditory canal. Uneven 'Love & Mercy' saddled with one Brian Wilson too many 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Naming a successor, he added, “is like a shot of adrenaline.” Paul Taylor Chooses a Successor 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z It feels like a shot in the dark to pivot this way in a pandemic, but it feels like my only option until live theater is back. ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Was Their Ticket. Then 2020 Happened. 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, set to host the show, dropped it like a shot. Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “I want to down this like a shot,” she said. Dagmara Dominczyk Burns Bright in ‘Succession’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The heavy eyeliner, the black leather, the voice that poured like honey and hit like a shot of top-shelf tequila. What our writers love this week 2010-10-13T23:22:00Z “It just felt like a shot worth taking and a way to get attention.” ‘Get a Life,’ Now on DVD, With Chris Elliott 2012-10-21T03:17:16Z The short stories of Anton Chekhov and Katharine Mansfield: they are like a shot of caffeine taken before a nap. 'I watch old westerns while the spuds are in the oven': creative people on how they relax 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Should win: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy’s tense, taut, gloriously well-paced screenplay for Spotlight—which addresses a painful, sensitive subject—keeps the picture moving like a shot. Here's Who Will Win—and Should Win—at the 2016 Oscars 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z No wonder Sanchez said she drank the highly caffeinated South American drink maté on the shoot every day — a fitting beverage for a show in which each episode feels like a shot of espresso. Can the Makers of ‘Money Heist’ Mint Another Hit With ‘Sky Rojo’? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Plagued by disturbing dreams and career frustrations, he becomes increasingly distracted and crabby, until every comedic utterance feels like a shot across the bow of mortality. Review: In ‘The Trip to Spain,’ Everything Tastes Stale 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The group played several Dead songs, amping up the energy level like a shot of Red Bull. In the Bay Area, the Grateful Dead will live — and twirl — forever 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Turns out contemporary art is like a shot of espresso for young Grady. Frugal Traveler: In Washington, Art and the 6-Year-Old 2013-07-02T20:19:03Z For example, one mention of the dashboard cameras in Russian culture and he’s off like a shot: Werner Herzog: 'I'm not a pundit. Don't push me into that corner' 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z I was used to downing a person like a shot, but with Henry, I sipped. An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Then the deep pounding of synchronized bass drums — dozens of them — warms my innards like a shot of my favorite Scotch. You don’t have to give up restaurants, museums or shopping during Madrid’s Holy Week 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z I felt it like a shot of bourbon, burning and beautiful. Let us all praise loneliness 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z And when work was over, he was “off like a shot … to do what I really like to do.” Julia Child, Seen Through Her Husband’s Lens 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Yet when McClanahan turned that cliche into a character, it was like a shot of HRT. Golden oldies: The Golden Girls was Sex and the City on HRT 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z I did certainly want to work with Michael again, like a shot. Isabelle Huppert: 'There's such respect for movies here' 2012-05-26T23:05:49Z "Loitering With Intent" takes off like a shot, all jaunty energy, mouthy smarts and zippy cinematic nods. 'Loitering With Intent' is often amusing but aimless 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z But once Diana's apology is out and she declares she wants to commit to repairing the marriage, Elizabeth is ready to be out of there like a shot. "The Crown" presents Princess Diana of Wales, patron saint of tradition-defying divorcées 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z It may have seemed like a shot in the dark, but it actually worked; HealthCare.gov enjoyed a 40 percent increase in traffic that day. 20 memorable moments from talk show history 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z McLain’s sister Reed said reading it was “like a shot of whiskey.” Paula McLain Wrote a Thriller — and This Time, It’s Personal 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z Similarly, the exhibition itself starts like a shot, with an opening gallery lined wall to wall with works that serve as a kind of full-on Richard Serra primer. Art Review: Sketches From the Man Of Steel 2011-04-14T22:01:21Z Some of the images, like a shot of two actors silhouetted through a barn door, are the kinds that aspiring filmmakers are already studying. Ari Wegner: The other woman behind ‘The Power of the Dog’ 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z But my ring you forgot, You ran back like a shot, Only not quite as fast as the train. Style Invitational Week 1445: Put it in bee-verse 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z This time though, instead of swishing the mouthwash around and spitting it into the sink, he swallowed it like a shot of Jack Daniel’s. Jason Isbell, Self-Doubt and the Album That Tested His Marriage 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z In 2016, a record like “Enema of the State” hits like a shot of oxygen. Reviving the Pop-Punk Innocence of Blink-182 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Olsen told me the song was designed to be “very to the point, just like a shot, super fast.” Sasha Frere-Jones: Angel Olsen’s Many Voices 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z And, of course, if you want to get rid of the rest of the bottle, there's nothing like a shot of ouzo to get you in the holiday mood … How to make the perfect Greek salad 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z It moves through three hours like a shot. Balagan Theatre’s small-is-bountiful ‘Les Miserables’ 2013-09-12T01:01:08Z They drink it like a shot, then one person ends up overdosing and they’re passed out for the night.” It melts plastic and can kill – so why is club drug GHB on the rise? 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z On the first day, Boomer took off like a shot. Who ya gonna call? Goosebusters 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z I have never said the words, “It’s okay not to be my brother’s primary caretaker,” out loud to myself, so these messages from parents and siblings hit me like a shot of lightning. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Duty to disabled brother keeps her close to abusive mom 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z After the quickest cup of coffee — more like a shot of espresso — in Southern California, John Hayden turned right back around for Seattle. Injuries starting to take a toll on Kraken as Canucks come to town 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The term “lame duck” dates to 18th-century England, when it was first used to describe bankrupt businessmen who were rendered impotent like a shot game bird. Congress’s Productive Final Weeks 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z "It's just an incredible experience that gets you hooked and you have to go the next time. It's like a shot in the arm." Meeting the Queen like 'drinking a bottle of magic', says royal fan 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z “I care a lot about football, we all do. It’s very competitive. When we lose a day, to me it’s like a shot in the heart. It’s like we lost a game,” Jones said Tuesday. Mac Jones working through growing pains in new Pats’ offense 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z For an otherwise sobering song about taking the blame to keep romance afloat, “The Only Heartbreaker” hits your body like a shot of vitamin B12. Playlist: The 40 best songs of 2022 so far 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z And Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who in December 2020 warned Trump that his attempts to overturn the election would "go down like a shot dog," easily beat a number of hardline challengers. Trump’s “bloviating from Florida” backfires: Republicans on Trump's “hitlist” easily win primaries 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Thank you for this line: “ … from where I sit it seems less like a shot across the bow and more like an anguished cry in the dark.” Perspective | Ask Amy: Should I tell my kids about my late husband’s affair? 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z And then the pandemic was like a shot of adrenaline, it was like in one quarter we got a year’s worth of marketing. The real reason a tech startup bought BevMo 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z You’re tempted to knock it back like a shot, but the heat slows you down. Review | At Michele’s, all roads lead to something that tastes good 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Yet the mention of Akron was like a shot of adrenaline, James’ posture changing, his voice quickening and his mood improving. NBA All-Star weekend PSA: LeBron James is the Kid from AKRON, not Cleveland 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “It’s like a shot in the dark,” he says. Transgenic glowing fish invades Brazilian streams 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Thune first angered Mr. Trump during the former president’s final days in office, when Mr. Thune said any challenge to the election results “would go down like a shot dog.” John Thune, a Likely Successor to Mitch McConnell, Weighs Retirement 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z It should taste like a shot of whiskey and feel like getting swiped by an Italian sports car. Perspective | Three things Aaron Sorkin doesn’t understand: Comedy, sitcoms and women 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The keeper was off his line like a shot and quick to deny the full-back any opportunity. Who made Garth Crooks' team of the week? 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z But the shift is also a sign of just how desperate many Venezuelans are for anything that looks like a shot at change. Bloodied Venezuelan Opposition Returns to Elections for First Time in Years 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Stinchcomb believes Georgia and Alabama will be able to avoid missteps down the stretch, but the SEC analyst said there are plenty of worthy challengers would like a shot at the title contenders. SEC leaders Georgia, Alabama gearing up for final challenges 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z "Heard a loud sound, almost sounded like thunder or someone moving heavy furniture. Didn't think it sounded like a shot. Thought nothing of it," McClure told Fox News. North Carolina police responding to reports of shooting at mall 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z The Giants arrived like a shot in the dark. Column: Dodgers vs. Giants: Sport's greatest rivalry is about to reach another level 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z “Depending what the wind does, I might become a little more mildly concerned today. But I’m hoping at some point I just nab that cat and be out of here like a shot,” he said. As fire nears, some Lake Tahoe residents buck order to flee 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z But they have a very different vibe from a party, and the hangout atmosphere is what makes Jay’s project seem like a shot in the arm when you’re on its wavelength. HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay turns the stuffy late-night talk show into a party 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Instead of feeling like a shot of his old life, school felt eerie and silent. ‘I Feel Like I’m Just Drowning’: Sophomore Year in a Pandemic 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z House to reject Electoral College results would “go down like a shot dog” in the Senate. GOP’s Thune says Trump allies engaging in ‘cancel culture’ 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Mrs Lewis is waiting for her second jab and said "if they call me tomorrow, I will be there like a shot - the sooner the better". Covid-19: Grandmother returns to St Albans wedding venue for jab 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Thune said last month that any objections will go down “like a shot dog” in the Senate. EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “I mean, in the Senate, it would go down like a shot dog,” he said. Hawley’s plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z “But as a passionate skier, for me this bit of normalcy was like a shot of heroin.” Austrian Lockdown Covers Schools and Stores, but Not Ski Hills 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z “I mean, in the Senate it would go down like a shot dog,” Mr. Thune said. Trump Demands Changes to Coronavirus Relief Bill, Calling It a ‘Disgrace’ 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Trump appeared to be referring to comments from the second-ranking GOP senator when he likened efforts to contest the counting of electoral college votes in Congress to going “down like a shot dog.” Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trump’s loss to Biden 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z “In the Senate, it would go down like a shot dog,” Mr. Thune said this week. Trump threatens to primary ‘RINO’ John Thune over ‘shot dog’ comment 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z “It felt like a shot in the arm,” the second WHO official said. Special Report: Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Some seem like a shot in the dark. Malaria drugs aren't the only ones on the shelf that might help coronavirus patients 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z It registers things like a shot’s location and whether it was taken on a rebound or a rush opportunity — helping gauge the “likelihood” a shot will result in a goal. NHL Seattle analytics guru Alexandra Mandrycky details advanced statistics for the average fan 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Wayne Barnes, the ref, was there like a shot and didn’t go to the TMO, he just produced a yellow card. Japan v South Africa: Rugby World Cup 2019, quarter-final – live! 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z The CBD industry is taking off like a shot as people use CBD products to treat muscle aches, anxiety, increase focus and much more. From Salon Marketplace: These 5 CBD products are right for any mood 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The Ilot Puig campaign looked like a shot at self-determination for the wider Gypsy community, not just those members who enjoy privileged access to power. The soul of Perpignan: how a Gypsy community halted the bulldozers 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z "Nothing we learned today changes those feelings. Not one bit. But this is like a shot to our core. And it brings back a lot of pain for that tragic day." LA Angels pitcher overdosed on drugs and alcohol 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z But this is like a shot to our core. LA Angels' Tyler Skaggs died from accidental drug overdose, coroner says 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z As always, it feels like a shot in the dark and it does not expect to hear back. The preachers getting rich from poor Americans 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Liquid colorant is added from an overhead dispenser, like a shot of espresso being folded into foamed milk. The Luxury Paint Company Creating a New Kind of Decorating Anxiety 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z “He had 3-wood from what, 280? He hit that thing, and it landed on the green like a shot put. I said to myself, There you go. Not feeling pain is everything.” HEEEE’S BACK! Tiger Woods’ former coaches think a major is now realistic - Golf Digest 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Even for a player used to scoring touchdowns, the feeling of blocking a punt, Hill said, was special — like a shot of adrenaline. Taysom Hill is NFL’s most valuable Swiss Army knife, and a sign of the league’s creativity boom 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z "This has been like a shot of adrenaline to Republican voters who probably were not as interested or energized in an off-year election with the president not on the ballot," McConnell said. Rand Paul warns of 'assassination' peril after Kavanaugh confirmation: 'I really worry someone is going to be killed' 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Now it will be apparent to everyone, much like a shot clock in the NBA and college basketball or a play clock in the NFL and college football. US OPEN ‘18: On the clock! 25-second countdown’s Slam debut 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z That felt like a shot in the gut.” Why Is the Trump Campaign Attacking Senator Kirsten Gillibrand? 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Disabled viruses, which inject genes into cells like a shot from a syringe, are the current standard. With new genes and an electric shock, scientists turn immune cells against cancer 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z But like a shot of adrenaline, that initial burst of economic activity is likely to fade. In Tax Overhaul, Trump Tries to Defy the Economic Odds 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z "That sure looks like a shot from the front." JFK assassination: Questions that won't go away 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The president has found the arrival of this Mini-Me invigorating, like a shot of adrenaline. Scaramucci, one week in: civil war in the White House and an even wilder Trump 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Brownback, one of the nation’s least popular governors, promised at the time that his “experiment” would act “like a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy.” Sam Brownback’s trickle down “experiment” has officially failed 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The relationships from the job are what stood out, and he would certainly like a shot at another managerial job. Former Diamondbacks manager Hale at home with A’s as coach 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z When Brownback slashed taxes, he promised it would act “like a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy.” Recent Kansas Editorials 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z So one of the most gratifying qualities of “Hidden Figures” is how it bursts onto the screen like a shot of distilled, exhilarating joy. ‘Hidden Figures’ explores NASA’s untold history with nerve and vivacity 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Moving without being excessive, "Loving" makes some of its points by indirection, like a shot of the Lovings watching Neil Armstrong landing on the moon. The interracial-romance turmoil at the center of 'Loving' is brought to light with a clear-eyed humanity 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The other learned from his mom by using any heavy object that felt something like a shot put. Crouser, Kovacs finish 1-2 in Olympic shot put 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z “Leaving the U.K. felt like a shot in the dark,” he said over a pint with three mates at the Newmachar Hotel. Scottish Leaders Press for Second Vote on Independence from Britain 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Bee delivers monologues interspersed with visual gags thrown on the screen behind her, like a shot of Ted Cruz in a Harry Potter sorting hat. A Woman Comes to Late Night 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z This will wake you up like a shot of adrenaline to the chest, but you'll crash hard later. Every item on the new Taco Bell $1 breakfast menu, reviewed in emojis 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Mignolet made it look like a shot, anyway, as he parries it out in a mild panic. Liverpool v Manchester City: Premier League – live! 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z "I drink chicken essence on the morning of the exam... you down it like a shot after heating it up. It's supposed to help your concentration and is marketed pretty heavily to students in Singapore." Top 10 exam rituals from stressed students across Asia - BBC News 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z “I knew it like a shot to the heart,” Stolarz recalls now. Making friends with a ‘murderer’ – and proving he’s innocent 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The plan to offer retail investors a chance to buy a chunk of the government’s holding in Lloyds Banking Group LYG -0.92 % is meant to sound like a shot at popular and inclusive wealth creation. Lloyds Bank Retail Sale to Yield Political Dividends 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z “The hustle and bustle, it’s like a shot,” she told The Washington Post in an interview. Iris Apfel, 93-year-old fashion icon, thinks you don’t really know how to shop 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Mignolet made it look like a shot, anyway, as he parries it out in a mild panic. Liverpool v Manchester City: Premier League – live! 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Hall of Famer Patrick Roy treated the question almost like a shot on net, deflecting it away when hit with whether goaltenders of today are more athletic. No matter the style, goaltenders getting tougher to beat 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z “It really is like a shot of sunshine just to see you both. It really does brighten my day.” Therapy dog makes rounds at Gillette nursing home 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “At this point in my career, it’s almost like a shot of coffee,” he said. Cardinals arrive at familiar AT&T Park for Game 3 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Police said they opened fire when they heard something that sounded like a shot or detonation, said Victor Leon Maldonado of the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office. Mexico violence flares as fury grows over fate of missing students 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Just as there are 20 other drivers who would like a shot in a Mercedes, both Hamilton and Rosberg want to stay with the team for the foreseeable future. Warning more than damage limitation 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Barista: Would you like a shot of pumpkin flavoring in that? Pumpkin spice lattes: A sinister plot revealed 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Against the flow and in somewhat comical style, Murray hit a magnificent winner on his way to a second break back, hopping on one leg and grabbing his right shoulder like a shot swan. Andy Murray forced to do hard labour by Robin Haase at US Open 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z "I was distinctly startled and jumped down the hole in the top of the turret like a shot rabbit!!" the prince writes at one point. Royal Archive documents revealed 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a like a shot chart on steroids,” said Doug Davenport, the director of video operations at Louisville. College Basketball Data Aplenty for Those Who Can Afford It 2014-03-25T00:39:16Z He said if the forthcoming film receives a premiere in Bristol he would "be there like a shot". Darth Vader says drop Bristol accent 2013-11-06T12:45:38Z The biker took one look around, got back on his bike, which now seemed to work just fine, and took off like a shot, no doubt in search of his next victim. City Room: A Bike-Lane Scam 2013-07-12T12:30:34Z Repeated American drone attacks against al Qaeda targets on Pakistani territory continued to fuel the outrage like a shot of adrenaline. Pakistan’s Woman Warrior 2013-03-25T08:45:00Z I moaned about the pressures and not playing well but I thought two or three months ago: 'I'd take that back like a shot now'. 'Bored' Ronnie O'Sullivan to return at Crucible after 'a nice year out' 2013-02-26T22:01:01Z For now at least, this looks more like a shot across the bows of Egypt's bickering politicians than a bid for power, most observers believe. Insight: Egypt is once again risking its future 2013-01-30T15:17:38Z If Romney is elected, it will be like a shot of adrenaline. Why David Siegel Told His Employees to Vote for Romney 2012-10-10T21:21:06Z He turned like a shot, and sped away at untold speed. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z She would have said 'yes' like a shot, for she was awfully gone on me. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z It was imprudently told Lady Hamilton, in a moment, that I was alive; and the effect was like a shot. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z A moment after, and all that remained unconsumable by fire of that once noble specimen of our mercantile marine vanished like a shot beneath the waves. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Then after that Mr. Dolere, the musical director for the company, went out like a shot out of a gun; he went over the stand and everything. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Well, I like it, and I've nothing else to do; in fact, I've a great mind to settle about here myself, and I would, like a shot, if it weren't for Hilda. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z "Beg pardon, sir," I began, lifting my hat, "but I don't think I have the pleasure of knowing your name as a subscri——" But he was off like a shot. Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 2012-03-17T02:01:06.070Z The trial was made, and Away went Sturgeon, like a shot,— Away, away! Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z He was not above taking the sixpence she offered him, and he ran out of the house like a shot. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z Up went its head, and once more it was off like a shot. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z "The snake has gone," he said, reassuringly; "he went off like a shot into the thicket, he is a quarter of a mile away by this time." Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Consider adding new photos or links, too, like a shot of your marriage certificate. Ready or Not, Time to Share More 2012-03-08T00:18:05Z My sister was out like a shot and got to the wheeler's head. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Then he dropped down like a shot, struck the cold, deep water, and went under. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Hinsdale got the ball down to Tom like a shot, but, in the mix-up, it was hard to tell whether the runner had made the base or not. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z The two that looked forward were swept by spray that beat on them like a shot, and overhead funnel-guy and wire rigging screamed in wild arpeggios under the impact of the muggy gale. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Without waiting for more words, Andy was off like a shot, directly past the walruses, who simply raised themselves up to gaze stupidly at him. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Don Dionisio came like a shot with his Madonna in his arms. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z "My dear chap," he said, "I would, like a shot; but, to be perfectly honest with you, you haven't succeeded in commending yourself to the Governor, and, after all, it's his house and not mine." The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z The ball came to him like a shot, but he swung his bat savagely and clipped the ball with terrific force toward third base. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z He came out of the cabin like a shot and jumped off on the pier. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z So we jumped on our horses like a shot, went down there immediately, and began dispersing them. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z With the loss of blood, all the weariness of the struggle came over him like a shot. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The decision was like a shot of adrenalin for the green movement and groups are planning more creative and high profile efforts to fight a range of energy projects. Analysis: Green groups find success fighting shale oil boom 2011-12-27T18:42:22Z He asked me questions, and when I had replied he was off like a shot; and maybe he'll treat us to one presently, though I suppose it isn't his fault. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z She appeared like a shot out of the blogosphere: a wild-haired Canadian microbiologist with a propensity to say what was on her mind. 365 days: Nature's 10 2011-12-21T18:20:30.530Z If I thought I would find lots, I would go like a shot.” From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z "But it was all my fault—" Hopalong began, and then he was off like a shot across the open, leaping gullies and dodging around bowlders. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Frankly I’m too poor to take you away to a more sunshiny climate—or I would, like a shot. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The heather came down to the wheel marks, and a pack of grouse suddenly whizzed across the road like a shot fired across our bows to warn us off. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z Then the birds would be on us like a shot. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Several hundred feet beyond an order came like a shot: "Halt!" The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman 2011-11-07T02:00:17.100Z Close behind him came Billy Williams, who rode as recklessly until his horse stepped into a hole and went down, throwing him forward like a shot out of a catapult. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z Even then they seem to have on one guard at all times, so that at the sight of a man they are off like a shot and soon out of sight. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z You know I would like a shot if it wasn't for my scholarship. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z The no huddle is like a shot of espresso. Three things we learned: Browns 6, Seahawks 3 2011-10-24T20:00:54Z George was out down the road like a shot; and the rest, forgetful for the moment of the invalid who had been the great anxiety all day, crowded at the door to watch him. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Kallem turned red; it struck him like a shot in the midst of his own secret fears. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z Jemmy, however, "mannish't to bit on his feet, like a cat;" and then, quick as lightning, down went the Weardale man, like a shot, from the effects of one of Jemmy's deadliest chips. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Pete needed no urging, he was off like a shot in the direction of the improvised corral. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z That passivity always brought him excitedly to his feet like a shot fired in his ear. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z They would come like a shot in August. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z "Perhaps we can find it for her," said Dollar, despising the pert professional optimism that told almost like a shot "It is a thing more often mislaid than really lost." The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Off he went like a shot, because he suddenly got disgusted with teaching, and he hasn't told a soul where he was going, or how long he intended to remain away. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z The detective took the card; whistled to a boy who stood near; the youngster seized it and was off like a shot; while my detective and I walked slowly towards the building. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Hop was after him like a shot; but Deering, who had taken Pope’s place, ran him out at the fifteen-yard line. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z And didn't he go off like a shot two days after, when we meant him to stay on a month longer? Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z One sharp cry, one look, and Ruth fell to the floor, quivering like a shot bird. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Why, if I were younger and hadn't got the Dredging Company on my hands, I'd go there myself, like a shot. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z It flew straight up into the air, carrying with it the destinies of two men, like a shot from a mortar over a ship in distress. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Joe kept on until he knew a slide would be effective and then, dropping like a shot, he fairly tore through the dust, feet first, toward home plate. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z “Like a shot, my green young friend—like a shot.” The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z The boy Vanni swept all his goods into a basket and after one look at the thief was off like a shot. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Do you remember the day that plausible Greek beggar worried us so in Constantinople, and you whispered something to him that sent him off about his business like a shot out of a gun. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z When the cab stops—I’d made the man right with half-a-crown, and—telling him I was in the police—my gentleman gets out, and I had him like a shot. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z No sooner had the ball left Sam’s hand, that Armstrong was away for third like a shot, for he was a notorious base stealer. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z His opinions come like a shot from a gun. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Two or three rows behind them the village schoolmaster dropped like a shot rabbit into his seat. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z “You know he’d have those kids out of here like a shot,” our mother said. Alice Munro: “Gravel.” 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z Got away clean, worse luck!—ducked past me and through the window like a shot. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Three men leaped into their saddles and were off like a shot. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z "Here's another bit of luck, fellows, perhaps," he cried, and without further farewell, was off like a shot toward his machine, which had been waiting, with his mechanic to guard it, a hundred yards away. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z You just send the drawing you are doing now, and you’ll be in like a shot. Holman Hunt Masterpieces in Colour 2011-06-09T02:00:21.080Z Terry then said "Boo!" and she was off like a shot. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z Pa fills them with a new discovery he has, and they go up like a shot. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z The Sou-Sou hangs across a rock, head down, like a shot squirrel. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Then Hazel eased her hand upon the Lady Jane, and drew up on the youngster like a shot from a gun. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z This noise was what sounded down in the cabin like a shot. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z McGovern was across the deck like a shot, at least three feet in advance of the next man, who, as luck would have it, was the short, fat topman before referred to. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z A moment later he was off like a shot, leaving only a cloud of dust and an echo of yells behind him. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z And just at this moment something fell, not like a shot, but like a book, although it can be heard through my quill, even to the thirtieth century. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Frank, who was nearest the door, was off like a shot. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z Wi’ that he lepps to his feet like a shot, dhrunk as he was, an’ hits the table a terrible lick wi’ his fist. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Already at the wedding-feast of that baptized heathen, it was observed that he did not shun meetings with that beauteous dame, in solitary places; and that he heaved frequent sighs, like a shot buck. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z The next moment with a joyful "durnation!" he had turned and was off like a shot down the street. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z Mrs. Tyler suddenly left the room like a shot from a gun. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z He went off like a shot, and in ten minutes he was back in the meadow, driving the oxen before him. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Went off like a shot on Tuesday morning. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z And six of them went up like a shot. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z One fellow began a song, but an unlucky finger-point from the Gallery sent him off like a shot. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z And with that he was off like a shot, and for some minutes I saw him no more. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z “Didn’t master go off like a shot, as soon as he heard the news!” The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z I agreed to this like a shot, and we went into the drawing-room, where her mother was still reading her letters. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z I listened:—I heard what seemed like a shot, and loud calling. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z My knees shook under me; my happiness came down like a shot bird. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Another well-dressed young man entertained the company with the important intelligence, that as soon as it should cease raining, he intended to “be off like a shot.” Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z At that "open Sesame" Jack was up and off like a shot. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z "Sleeping pills are not going to cure you," said Charles Cutler, an internist in Norristown, Pa. "It's not like a shot of penicillin and you move on with your life." Z drugs keep sleep-aid market awake 2011-02-15T05:07:00Z One imagines if Chelsea were ever obliged to rename themselves in the future they would go for London like a shot. London pride may be all Chelsea can salvage 2011-02-13T00:14:31Z Three more springs, and she was in the patio, where, stopping like a shot, she threw up her head, uttered another neigh, and stood looking wildly round, with heaving, smoking flanks. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The horse darted ahead like a shot from a gun, and choosing his way between the men, he knocked two of them over, and galloped on his way. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The dog turned and was away like a shot. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z "Well, you aren't going to kick off the blanket like that again," said Ben, with a bob of his head, "or we'll go straight off like a shot, Polly and I will, so there, sir!" Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z In a trice, they were flying like a shot through the warm, summer air. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z "Bear nothing!" bellowed Clark Jennings, as Rob scrambled to his feet and darted off like a shot. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Penny was off like a shot, bounding upstairs to her room. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z One of the horses and the rider went down; the other wheeling his horse, was off like a shot, fortunately going the way Harry had come. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z Whenever a new record shop opened, I would be there like a shot, in an effort to ensure that my product filled their shops before my competitors approached them. They're still standing 2011-01-11T23:32:43Z Tom sat on this smooth, shiny back, and off he went like a shot over the water to a broad water-lily leaf, where a grand banquet was prepared. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z Gaillard plunged into the crowd and was off like a shot in the direction of the convention. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z As a result the creature, so dreaded, tumbled instantly over like a shot rabbit, and lay in the long grass equally harmless. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Bending low over his horse's neck, Harry was off like a shot. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z When SRC came aboard, though, he said it was like a shot in the arm. Starting Over in Lexington: Taking Ownership 2010-07-26T20:06:00Z Some extraordinary vignettes flash by, like a shot of a bored-looking movie cashier who gazes into space like a melancholy girl in a Hopper painting. Louis Faurer?s ?Time Capsule? Catches ?60s Times Square 2010-04-22T22:26:00Z It looks like this: They're sharp: make a typo and they're on it like a shot, and they tease without mercy. Margaret Atwood 2010-04-07T19:00:00Z Ask what emboldens her, as a black woman of modest origins, to challenge the sophisticates of Washington, and she answers like a shot: her deep Baptist faith. 2009-11-05T11:01:00Z That sent me out of the office like a shot, ma’am. A Little World For the only thing on which he had not calculated was that before such treachery as his passion drops like a shot bird. Beggars on Horseback He scowled at the recollection, nodded by way of emphasis, and was off like a shot. Into the Primitive I passed them once tucked in back of a palm and they stopped talking like a shot. Making Money He's getting an Old Boy now, Yet but for our big Irish row, He'd have come like a shot, And orated a lot, Though he's getting an Old Boy now. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 I hadn't gone two blocks when I leaned out of the window and the current struck me in the arm like a shot. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories If you had ever said a word about money troubles I would have fixed them like a shot, but you never even mentioned 'em. The Land of Strong Men Something like a shot, he is, and, if he'd join us—well, well, we shall see. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 Almost before she realized what had taken place, Frank Kent was off like a shot after the flying Jack. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series As I made no objection, and indeed was glad to go, he whipped me up in his arms, ran down the back stairs and off with me like a shot. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves He will tell you like a shot If the roads are good or not; He can open up the lot, Ask a White Man! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 14 1890 Why, of course, dear," he said, "if you wished it, I should give up flying, like a shot, and sell my aeroplanes. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days He was off again like a shot, and Cleek could hear his light steps running down the hallway and up the stairs, like the big child he was. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel Jean was off like a shot before Jack could get a start. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series He might have done both but that they heard you returning and separated like a shot. The Riddle of the Night It was heavy enough to sink it like a shot were it a fish line—and all this gold was his! First Fam'lies of the Sierras Then we plunged like a shot down the streaked incline of foam sprinkled water into the river below. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure He grinned and disappeared like a shot, returning shortly with a quantity of the desired article, and it was keenly relished. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion "I bet yer I did," he replied fervently, "like a shot already." The Competitive Nephew You're a jolly, sharp-sighted chap, you are, and you spot the weak points in these affairs like a shot. The Riddle of the Night I’d just taken one, and was starting to get back, when I heard something and dropped down like a shot to listen. Haviland's Chum We bore down on the cliff like a shot, as if we were about to ram it. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure Get Hollingworth to send over a boy with a note, or a message to that effect, and I predict Ames will be here like a shot.” John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising “He don’t stop nudder till he’s yust dat puffed out dat he roll over an’ over like a shot hare, an’ he’s so long a-gettin’ over it dat he forget what day it happen in. Old Hendrik's Tales You'd lend it to her, I know—lend it like a shot. The Riddle of the Night They promised, and were off like a shot, and it is only fair to say that they brought back the spoil, and duly and loyally handed it over to its legitimate claimant. Haviland's Chum He made a lug at his hat, growled like a dog, and was off like a shot. In the Whirl of the Rising In the silence its jarring slam echoed like a shot fired in a tomb. The Time Mirror If he could not hear them he would range about until he did, and then he was off like a shot in the direction of the sound. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks The big Zulu went down like a shot buck hit in full course. A Frontier Mystery In a trice the Zulu boy had wrenched himself free, and, deftly ducking between two of the others who sprang at him, was off like a shot. Haviland's Chum Inkau instantly bolted like a shot, while I followed him with equal rapidity, and we stopped behind a tree at about sixty yards from where I had fired. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa At the post less than two minutes the seven entrants in the Derby were off like a shot. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 They were off like a shot and over a hundred yards ahead before Freddy could turn the small scouting car around. Dave Dawson at Dunkirk Then like a shot he rolled quickly over and over into the darkness beyond the lighted area. Queen of the Flaming Diamond The splendid animal was off like a shot, many persons in the street turning to look at the pleasing picture the well-built youth made on his handsome steed. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son Before he got any further, Frank looked understandingly at Father Boone, jumped to his feet, and was down stairs like a shot. A Boy Knight At the post less than a minute, the horses wheeled in perfect alignment and were away like a shot. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 "That looks like a shot I might have made." The Prophetic Camera Every time he danced around and says, "Dah's Cairo!" it went through me like a shot, and I thought if it was Cairo I reckoned I would die of miserableness. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Fred tried to hold it upright, but the unstable craft went over like a shot. Northern Diamonds Back with you in no time and then we’ll be off to Gospel Oak like a shot.” Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Then he tried to pull up, but as he did so his muscles seemed to give way, his head drooped, and he rolled over and over like a shot rabbit. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 The ball came like a shot at McCarthy, who dived at it. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant "They'll see through her like a shot," he muttered to himself. Leonore Stubbs He did not see the girl 62 speak to Molly; but the pony turned like a shot and whirled away after the careering steer. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Ailsa,” he read—and was on his way downstairs like a shot. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories I am mightily afraid that I did not hear the last of the fellow's discourse, for one part of the speech that he had dropped went through me like a shot. The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published He grabbed the ball, whirled and threw like a shot to the plate. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant Down he flings it, and staring on us with a pair of most extraordinary eyes, and a beard like a goat, is off like a shot. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The maverick was fortunately charging the strange horse from the off side, and he was coming like a shot from a cannon. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Jumped up like a shot and came down the gangplank the instant he heard us coming. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Why, if only he could get someone to fill my place, Stet would fire me like a shot! Helpfully Yours She gave the cork a toss in the air, when up flew the kit like a shot. The First Little Pet Book with Ten Short Stories in Words of Three and Four Letters The minute I read that first page I am off like a shot, into a world where things never stop happening. The Crow's Nest Only for an instant, however, when he bounded up and was off like a shot. Through Apache Lands He’d come like a shot if he knew I wanted him—gad, yes! Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories One word only hit him like a shot and drew blood. Old Crow A strapping young fellow jumped up like a shot and darted into the station to take the place of the exhausted worker. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers He turned around like a shot and stared at me as if I'd been a ghost, myself. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon They would stand for a moment with necks extended, and then scamper away like a shot, springing on their pipe-stem limbs three or four feet into the air. Across Asia on a Bicycle Whereupon the corporal was off like a shot, not even finishing his beer. Jena or Sedan? He slapped his flap brake lever with his left hand, winged over and began dropping like a shot as his gliding angle fell off from twenty-five to one to ten to one. Frigid Fracas If I was boss here," thought Sally, "and I had any trouble with her, she'd go like a shot. Coquette After weeks in the black, meeting a man who could pay a compliment without risking court-martial must be like a shot of adrenalin. Industrial Revolution In the meantime, Melvin had had time to get down the field, and Fred turned about swiftly, just as the halfback reached out for him, and sent the ball like a shot to Melvin. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out Her gallant lover disappeared through the window like a shot. Jena or Sedan? The dog catches sight of her, and is off like a shot, his master trying vainly to whistle him back. When Ghost Meets Ghost "Washing my hair," answered Sally, like a shot. Coquette She had expected an extreme dignity, an almost ceremonial sinking back, a slow ebbing, but this was like a shot from a bow. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman It rose like a shot and soared into centre field, far over the fielder’s head. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out The first name plumped like a shot across my bows, and brought me up standing—for a second only. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Little Biddy Little Biddy O'Toole, on her three-legged stool, Was 'atin' her praties so hot; Whin up stepped the pig, Wid his appetite big, And Biddy got down like a shot. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 When the news of this fight gets out into the church, they’ll oust him like a shot from a cannon.” Captain Pott's Minister Down you went like a shot, and the rest of us had to follow to keep you from being made into mincemeat. Aces Up "My darling," groaned Horace, "I would, like a shot, if I thought it would be of the least use!" The Brass Bottle Knox was off like a shot, and in a very few minutes all my men were with me. The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller An hour or two later Betty was awakened by what sounded like a shot. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune The Elder had risen again, but the name spoken by the Captain struck him like a shot. Captain Pott's Minister "Bonanza copper mining stock is selling at zero again," commented Sam imperturbably, "and if it doesn't go up like a shot, then I'm a deader." The Romance of a Plain Man I did not hear what Maurice said, nor I did not want to hear; but making for the corner, he went by me like a shot, and “O Lord!” The Seiners The trout dove and started for the stream, the line ripping through the water like a shot. The Shepherd of the North I’d like a shot at the beast we saw sniffing over the spot where I sat all night waiting for you to appear. The Eye of Dread Rachael laid one hand on that bright young head, but it was quivering like a shot bird. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Let them know that howling will do no good, and they'll stop it like a shot. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Then suddenly he went for his gun, as Rathburn dropped, like a shot, to the floor. The Coyote A Western Story Smiler nodded his head rapidly and was up the ladder and off like a shot. The Spoilers of the Valley From down the trail came a yell like a shot. Nan of Music Mountain She made no pause or hesitation, but like a shot from a gun swept on straight as the crow flies, her nose alone guiding her. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana If it were going to be a good thing for the country we'd all be on it like a shot. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule But the stranger gained the driver’s seat and the limousine was away like a shot. The Mind Master He drops like a shot and comes up out of the water with a fish held crosswise in his bill. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit Egad! my heart bounced about in my breast like a shot adrift in the cook's biggest copper. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 But the other two lads were off like a shot in Sandy’s direction. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas So finally I gave it a good smart flirt, and off they went like a shot! Polly of Lady Gay Cottage Later in the evening from a trench we had the satisfaction of seeing another aeroplane set on fire, burn, and drop into the German lines like a shot partridge. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went He started off like a shot and ran till he was quite out of breath. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full I'd have come—like a shot: but I don't think I could stand it. The Marriage of Elinor Be sure I jumped up like a shot at this, and "Hallo," cried I, "what the devil do you think you are doing?" The Man Who Drove the Car And my happiness, which had been trying its wings for the last few days, came down out of the sky like a shot duck. The Prairie Child "If I was sure of that," said Ruby, "I'd ask him like a shot!" In Brief Authority Butts was up and off like a shot, wholly liking the nature of his errand. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise Accordingly, with a pause only long enough to draw a substantial lunch from the provision bag and to bid his friends good-by, Tim wheeled his horse and was off like a shot. The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux "Oh, dear me," says she, all flustered; "I'm sure I beg his lordship's pardon——" and with that she came down like a shot and opened the gate. The Man Who Drove the Car I, too, dropped like a shot bird; I, too, had the convulsions and the weakness and the fainting fit. Cleek, the Master Detective Then he exchanges a few words with the Baron and is off again like a shot. Under the Southern Cross And then a bullet struck him full in the face, and he screamed like a shot rock-rabbit, and threw up his arms and fell back, smothering in his own blood, behind the breastwork. The Dop Doctor He dropped his white flag and was off like a shot. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals “I can get one on ’em across like a shot, sir,” cried Gedge excitedly. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills The major and his son were on their feet like a shot. Cleek, the Master Detective High firing’s just what yew want so as to cripple his sails and leave him broken-winged like a shot bird on the water.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop The smallest movement sent him into the bushes like a shot,—or rather, like a shadow, for the passage was always noiseless. A Bird-Lover in the West But I say, Drew, old fellow, I think you’re right, and if Blackbeard thinks it would be best he’ll go to the old man like a shot. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War "I would, like a shot," said Anne heartily, "but he wouldn't leave one." Anthony Lyveden I would come up too, like a shot. Captain Desmond, V.C. The lad started, for his chief had suddenly fired his question at him like a shot. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Walter was off like a shot, and the young Seminole soon stood by his father's couch. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades "He offered me three thousand five hundred pounds for my shares, and I took it like a shot." Bones in London The old man was off like a shot, while Charlie fixed the great mare’s bridle. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies We were off like a shot, and I was actually riding behind the fast sorrels! Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy His mother’s hand rang like a shot on his face, and he responded instantly with a yell of appalling volume. Mountain Blood A Novel A fellow poled out a hit that went down like a shot between left and center. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour And then Miss Gittens came bumping by on the grey, and, before I could interfere, my Houyhnhnm was off like a shot in pursuit. The Talking Horse And Other Tales As soon as he had changed the five-dollar bill he was off like a shot. Jerry's Charge Account God knows I touched him gently, but he screamed like a shot rabbit till he saw my face. The La Chance Mine Mystery In another second it descended towards the raft, and almost reached it; but not quite; it came down within five feet of it, and fell like a shot plump into the ocean. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure He was off like a shot, for now he felt that he knew the route sufficiently well through the caverns to find his way without difficulty; as, indeed, he did. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts It brought him to like a shot across a lugger’s bows. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Just say the word, and we’ll clear out like a shot.” Anna the Adventuress “Yes, sir,” said the boy with a grin, and was off like a shot. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man I was much astonished at finding the slope far steeper than I expected, and consequently went down like a shot, and reached the bottom one hour and a half before the others. The Life of Gordon, Volume I He started off like a shot at a break-neck speed down the road which Gilbert wanted him to take. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success My hand plumped to my side like a shot. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Hoodie was off like a shot, but the five minutes grew into ten before Martin and the boys followed her; an ill-behaved button dropping off Hec's boot while the careful nurse was fastening it. Hoodie But he went through their ranks like a shot. Five Little Peppers at School I was off like a shot, and, running all the way, was soon on the scene. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria Give him your broadside, sir, or he is off to windward of you, like a shot. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. She would come like a shot, if she could get off, she said, but things were going badly at the moment. The Creators A Comedy I would, like a shot, if I could take the old house with me. Patty's Friends "If it was a job," he said in a low voice, "I'd go like a shot." The Dark Tower I wish I knew what his game is," he said; "I'd stop him like a shot, but I can't very well in the face of the Administrator's wire. The Keepers of the King's Peace The younger women would know this girl like a shot if they thought there was any fun in it—then drop her if she didn't measure up. Black Oxen "They would come like a shot if Uncle George would allow them, I know," observed Mark, the second Carew boy, with the red hair that was always so handy to fire off a joke about. A Big Temptation Come, let’s have your notion, squire, and if it seems a right one we’ll get out of our trouble like a shot. The Peril Finders "I'll ask her like a shot if you like," he said eagerly. The Dark Tower We were at his side like a shot, and there in the hitherto blank window of the Peggs' house stood the old gentleman of the flowered dressing-gown laughing and nodding at The Seraph! Explorers of the Dawn He, too, uttered a low cry as Henry suddenly caught one of the warriors with his fist and sent him like a shot to the earth. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The last words came out like a shot from a pistol, and he saw Rivers draw a revolver from his pocket as if he intended to shoot him. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Then he was off to Cubitas like a shot in the middle of the night. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Then his eyes flashed, and his lithe, active figure flashed up the field sending the ball into the posts like a shot from a gun, thus scoring the first and only goal. War and the Weird “Pitty-pat; pitty-pat; pitty-pat,” went the pony; and, as soon as Neddy heard it, down went his head, up went his heels, and away he rushed, and passed Harry like a shot. Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home “No,” said the sailor drily; “he was eighteen-foot long—a long, thin, hungry-looking fellow, with a mouth and jaws that would have taken off one of your legs like a shot.” The Golden Magnet The faintly murmured words struck him like a shot; she still holding her arms around him, watched his face. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 I was half asleep and thinking of my little sister, and I went off like a shot. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 Suddenly like a shot, right in the middle of things, I found myself wondering about poor Price. War and the Weird “I wish I had your chance, Temple; I would take it like a shot.” Turned Adrift The officer of the watch keeps one eye to windward, makes up his mind what sail he'll shorten, and then yells an order that pierces the wind like a shot, 'Stand by your royal halliards!' All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Professor Craig went out of his classroom like a shot, the class after him. Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University I went overboard like a shot; but I kept my grip on the paddle. Woodcraft "You could have made her drop you like a shot." Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country He swirled to the left; I was after him like a shot ... and crashed into Thomas. Once a Week I thought he was going to escape us, but at that moment I heard the crack of a rifle from behind; and the wolf tumbled over, howling like a shot hound. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Just as the new chum gets up to within about four feet of the horse’s neck, the beast spins around on his hind legs, and is off like a shot. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent I would, I'd go like a shot, only most unluckily he's got it into his head that I've taken to drink. Lalage's Lovers Ah! he is off like a shot; you must not think to "catch a weasel asleep." Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Ben sprang up and was off like a shot. A Little Girl in Old New York To my surprise he went round the angle of the barn like a shot. The Dew of Their Youth She knew well that it hurt him to move, so she kept her eye on him, and was off like a shot when he got up to go after her. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading I picked myself up and grabbed for my gun, and, even as I got to my feet, the racing Halley tripped and rolled over like a shot rabbit. Adventures in Many Lands Are you, in dashing like a shot into my life and then leaving me without a word to explain it? The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story “Either the whale or the boat struck him, and he went down like a shot.” The Voyage of the "Steadfast" The Young Missionaries in the Pacific Every stitch of canvas she could carry was set; her yards were braced sharp up, and away she went like a shot on a bowline. My First Cruise and Other stories She never rose again, but went down like a shot.” Old Jack This last "Both" was fired like a shot from a "Big Bertha." Fair Harbor Billy Warlock jumped upon his feet like a shot. Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life "So I went to Warren, and he began a long yarn; but as soon as he said you were alive, I was off like a shot to Lima." At the Point of the Sword He went into the rushes like a shot. The Highgrader I’ve seen one, after he has been killed, go down like a shot, for no reason that anyone on board could tell, except to spite us for having caught him.” Old Jack Runkle was off like a shot on his errand and soon returned with two marines. Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty As the boat shot forward and her keel grated on the sand the crew were over the sides like a shot, seizing upon her in order to prevent the outgoing wave from carrying her along. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast They had told Miss Langton, and she said, "Perhaps Mr. Henry—" Mr. Henry was off like a shot. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 I was goin' for Jones like a shot; but his lordship he stops me and he says, "Tom," he says, "you shall fight him," he says, "for two hundred pound." The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography It was only after I left him with Sir Ralph that it came on me like a shot. The Grell Mystery She dropped dead from the passion in her, like a shot man. The Wind Bloweth "On Theign's decision, as I've told you—which I announced to Mackintosh, by Theign's extraordinary order, under his Highness's nose, and which his Highness, by the same token, took up like a shot." The Outcry But before the words was out of his mouth, off he flies like a shot through the open door, and his royaliness's parcel with him. Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" There's Gibson would marry Elizabeth like a shot if she'd have him; but, of course, she won't look at him while I'm above ground. A Master Of Craft He might get his legs twisted as he sometimes did, and take a fall, when the dog would pounce on him like a shot, and perhaps mangle him badly. Chums of the Camp Fire The last question leaped like a shot from his lips. The Millionaire Baby Blakely started forward like a shot, and moved around the main point from which Will came. The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages I feel that if you quit me for an instant, I shall go down like a shot.” The Madman and the Pirate As usual Harry was there like a shot. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands “Of course, sir,” replied Jack, touching his hat, and walking away quietly till he came to the hatch-way, when he darted down like a shot, and was immediately occupied with his preparations. Mr. Midshipman Easy I only wish I did, and I'd tell you like a shot. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon One of them would go through him like a shot. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris As soon, however, as she saw us, she kept away, and off she went like a shot before the wind. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman I slipped into my clothes, and was off like a shot, without asking a question, or even looking into mother’s room. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler In vain the man close to him tried to grasp him—he went down like a shot; not a cry was heard, not a sign of him was again seen. Peter the Whaler I was afraid even to rest against the bulwarks for a moment, or I should have been off to sleep like a shot. Paddy Finn “Pooh-pooh, sir!—show them the muzzle of a blunderbuss and they’ll be off like a shot,” answered the other. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley He would have been off like a shot, but I assured him that I was not hurt. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days It was more than his nerves could stand, and he bolted like a shot up the ladder. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures She has got out her sweeps, and off she goes like a shot.” Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Jack gave me a nod, and was off like a shot. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “Well, I could hit it like a shot,” said Will, picking up a rounded pebble. Will of the Mill She went off like a shot into the woods.” !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War I should like a shot at a jaguar or a leopard, and I could not resist having a shot at one of those loathsome old alligators if I saw one.” Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig “Running was nothing to it; you cleared the deck like a shot.” Middy and Ensign He was off like a shot, but my voice checked him. Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah “You see if he don’t go like a shot as soon as I make a splash.” King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale The Frenchman’s boat ran on the rock and capsized, and all the chests must have gone to the bottom like a shot.” Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore I’ll take care o’ you, my boy, and have you up again like a shot.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden There’s no tree near enough, and if he attempted to run along the open ground, the hawk would be down upon him like a shot. The Boy Hunters Then he went over like a shot—and you may guess we yelled. The Master of the Shell “Like a bun?” said I. He let me go and was down beside me like a shot. Boycotted And Other Stories He went off like a shot directly after the ice cracked.” A Dog with a Bad Name Black Hawk and Yorke were off like a shot: Yorke, I have no doubt, with the intention of getting to cover as quickly as possible, but Black Hawk, I believe, after a scalp or two. The Rose of Old St. Louis The copper bath he had used for months was gone—gone like a shot, with nothing to make it go. The Skylark of Space So the slaves seized another guest, and out of the window, like a shot, he went, and Mahallah took his place. Ting-a-ling Then, sitting down on his sled, the boy coasted down the mountain like a shot. Heidi (Gift Edition) There was a flash of hoofs and they were off like a shot, their bodies stretched low to the ground, the great coach rolling and rocking behind. The Tory Maid Thus speaking, the boomer wheeled about and sent Bonnie Bird off like a shot along the trail he had come. The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma The Professor was out of the laboratory like a shot, and hurried over to the house. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island And then, like a shot, Rigel came up into the sky. Out Around Rigel He was off like a shot as soon as he got the shilling—down a side street and then up another, going towards King's Cross. The Hand in the Dark The ambulance took a swoop to the right, nosed down into a shallow ditch and leaped like a shot deer out on the other side. Highways in Hiding A tramp steamer was carried over to Virginia Point, then sent like a shot through three bridges. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado But if by bad luck its mother gave a whinny, back the colt would come like a shot bullet, and nothing on earth could stop him. Ranching, Sport and Travel For the first few feet he went down like a shot, and for one horrible moment he felt that something had gone wrong. The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys The word made me jump, and brought the whole affair on Celebes back like a shot,—and not as a dream. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Without waiting for an answer, she was off like a shot with Mollie and Grace close behind. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue How often I could have shot it at the virago, who was disturbing the peace of the village; and on whom my vituperation, which fell like a shot without powder, made no impression! My New Curate The brute gave a tearing lunge, and was out of the doorway like a shot before the old man could utter a word. Wayside Courtships Once or twice I have contrived to edge in a word—"Fine day."—"Yes."—"Taking a little exercise, I perceive."—"Yes:"—and off again like a shot. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts Johnny was off like a shot as he saw the wagon rapidly disappearing over the way. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs Cut all my engagements for you, and came off like a shot. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts At the same instant Ham's rifle cracked; and the legs of Pockface doubled up under him, and he went down, like a shot rabbit. The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 Tad was off like a shot, leaving a cloud of dust behind him. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains Off she went like a shot, took the bit between her teeth and bolted. Jack Haydon's Quest But he started to come out on the balcony, and just as she was prepared to be shot her hand280 touched a rope ladder and she went up it like a shot. More Tish Naturally my name sent him flying like a shot from a seventy-five! Everyman's Land "He was alongside me, an' 'e threw is 'ands up, an' dropped like a shot rabbit." The Stowaway Girl "Order them out at once, Mr. Barker," was Button's instant answer, turning to his adjutant, who went out like a shot. Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest They rose, like a shot, to the flies. Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains It whisked under the legs of the students and was out and away like a shot. Frank Merriwell's Reward When he'd proved his qualifications, he got his job like a shot. Everyman's Land Go below like a shot and tell 'Chips' to stop that pounding this instant! Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi "I'd take you up like a shot, if your people would let you go," said he. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley He gave him a few good cuts with the whip that stung like everything and this turned Billy's wrath from the monkey to him, and like a shot he was up and after the ring-master. Billy Whiskers The Autobiography of a Goat He has wings, don't you 'now, and flies straight away, like a shot. Frank Merriwell's Reward He'll say yes, like a shot, if he's a normal boy. The Golden Silence I wasn't gone over ten minutes, and as I stepped into the doorway to come upstairs on my return, I heard what sounded like a shot in the office. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Say, he was overboard like a shot, and he had gone down under the water and had come up with the Princess Helga in his arms. The Short Cut |
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