- shoot one's cuffs
- phrasal to tug one's shirt cuffs below those of one's coat
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shoot one's cuffs
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shoot one's cuffs — ► shoot one s cuffs pull one s shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one s jacket or coat. Main Entry: ↑shoot … English terms dictionary
shoot one's cuffs — phrasal also shoot one s linen : to pull one s shirt cuffs below those of one s coat especially as a gesture of self importance or uneasiness * * * pull one s shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one s jacket or coat … Useful english dictionary
shoot one's cuffs — pull one s shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one s jacket or coat. → shoot … English new terms dictionary
shoot one's linen — phrasal see shoot one s cuffs … Useful english dictionary
shoot — ► VERB (past and past part. shot) 1) kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. 2) cause (a gun) to fire. 3) move suddenly and rapidly. 4) direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone. 5) film or photograph (a scene, film,… … English terms dictionary
shoot — verb (past and past participle shot) 1》 kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. ↘cause (a gun) to fire. ↘hunt game with a gun. ↘(shoot someone/thing down) bring down an aircraft or person by shooting. 2》 move… … English new terms dictionary
shoot — shoot1 /shooht/, v., shot, shooting, n. v.t. 1. to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. 2. to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. 3. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a… … Universalium
shoot — [[t]ʃut[/t]] v. shot, shoot•ing, n. 1) to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon 2) to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon 3) to discharge (a weapon) 4) to send forth (questions, ideas, etc.)… … From formal English to slang
cuff — cuff1 [kuf] n. [by sense extension < ME cuffe, coffe, hand covering, glove < ? ML cuffia, head covering, parallel with OFr coife: see COIF] 1. a band or fold at the end of a sleeve, either sewed in or detachable 2. a turned up fold at the… … English World dictionary
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