| 单词 | parting shot |
| 释义 | parting shotSEE SYNONYMS FOR parting shot ON THESAURUS.COM nouna threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving. Origin of parting shotFirst recorded in 1890–95; perhaps by folk etymology from Parthian shot Words nearby parting shotparticulate inheritance, parting, Parting is such sweet sorrow, parting line, parting of the ways, parting shot, parting strip, parti pris, Parti Québécois, partis, partisan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parting shot
British Dictionary definitions for parting shotparting shot nouna hostile remark or gesture delivered while departingAlso called: Parthian shot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with parting shotparting shot A final insult or last word in an argument, as in As she stalked out, Jane hurled as a parting shot, “And I quit!” This idiom apparently originated as a corruption of Parthian shot, referring to the practice of ancient Parthian warriors of turning back to shoot at their pursuers. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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