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hot shot

noun as in expert

noun as in wizard

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Example Sentences

Villeroi's reply was to commence the bombardment at once, and forthwith bomb-shells and red-hot shot came pouring on the town.

No hot shot were used, but the explosions set fire to a block of buildings, which added terrible grandeur to the scene.

Eliott directed his red-hot shot chiefly against the battering ships, and at last during the night two of them caught fire.

Then it was determined to burn the "Congress" with hot shot.

He was scared of the kid—when she fired up an' sent thet hot-shot about her cowboy sweetheart killin' him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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