shoot sb down

shoot sb down
UK US shoot sb/sth down
Phrasal Verb with shoot({{}}/ʃuːt/ verb (shot, shot)
INFORMAL to criticize someone's ideas or suggestions and stop them being accepted: »

All three proposals were shot down by the Finance Committee.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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