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[shoot one's wad]  {v. phr.}

 {slang},  {colloquial}

1. To spend all of one's money.

We've shot our wad for the summer and can't buy any new garden furniture.

2. To say everything that is on one's mind.

* /Joe feels a lot better now that he's shot  […]

[shoot out]  {v.}

1. To fight with guns until one person or side is wounded or killed; settle a fight by shooting. — Used with "it".

The cornered bank robbers decided to shoot it out with the police.

* /The moment she opened the door, the cat shot  […]

[shoot questions at]  {v. phr.}

To interrogate rapidly and vigorously.

[shoot straight] or [shoot square]  {v.},  {informal}

To act fairly; deal honestly.

You can trust that salesman; he shoots straight with his customers.

We get along well because we always shoot square with each other.

- [straight shooter] or  […]

[shoot the breeze] or [bat the breeze] or [fan the breeze] or [shoot the bull]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To talk.

Jim shot the breeze with his neighbor while the children were playing.

* /Come into the kitchen and we'll bat the breeze over a cup of  […]

[shoot the works]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

1. To spare no expense or effort; get or give everything.

Billy shot the works when he bought his bicycle; he got a bell, a light, a basket, and chrome trimmings on it, too.

* /The Greens shot the works on  […]

[shoot up]  {v.}

1. To grow quickly.

Billy had always been a small boy, but when he was thirteen years old he began to shoot up.

2. To arise suddenly.

As we watched, flames shot up from the roof of the barn.

3.  {informal}

To shoot or shoot  […]

[shop]

See:

[CLOSE UP SHOP],

[TALK SHOP].

[shop around for]  {v. phr.}

To make the rounds of various commercial establishments in order to find the most economical answer for one's needs.

[shoplifter]  {n.}

A thief who steals things from a store.