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a shot in the arm
释义
a shot in the arm
informal
An encouraging stimulus:
the movie was a real shot in the arm for our crew
...
Maria's win at Wimbledon was a shot in the arm for women's tennis and generated real excitement.
A shot in the arm for North Bay will be a shot in the arm for Scarborough.
‘This award is a shot in the arm but we have a long way to go,’ she says.
Synonyms
boost
, fillip, pick-me-up, tonic, stimulus, spur, push, impetus, encouragement
See parent entry: shot
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like a drowned rat
like a headless chicken
like a (hot) knife through butter
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like a moth to the flame
like anything
like a rat up a drainpipe
like a ripe plum (or ripe plums)
like a scalded cat
like a shag on a rock
like a shot
like a streak
like a stunned mullet
like a ton of bricks
like blazes
like blue murder
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