Crossword clues for cheap shot
cheap shot
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent. 2 (context by analogy English) A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target. n. 1 A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent. 2 (context by analogy English) A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.
WordNet
n. an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"
Usage examples of "cheap shot".
He could hear the crickets and see the lightning-bugs and smell big green growing dark out of control all around him and he thought It's another trick another illusion she's in England and this is just a cheap shot because It's scared, oh yes, It's maybe not as sure as It was when It called us all back, and really, Bill, get serious - how many scuffed leather purses with long straps do you think there are in the world?
The DDO was the master of the cheap shot, though he had the good sense not to say such things in the wrong company.