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shot in the arm

n. 1 (context idiomatic English) A shot of drug in the arm, to get on a high. 2 (context idiomatic English) A stimulus

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Shot in the arm

Shot in the arm can mean:

  • A Shot in the Arm, a 1999 single by American band Wilco from their album Summerteeth
  • See bullet wound
  • A metaphor for a stimulus, as if by hypodermic injection

Usage examples of "shot in the arm".

Some people are rainwalkers by nature-it gives them a shot in the arm just to be abroad and feel it beating down on them.

You knew that Almore gave his wife a shot in the arm at Condy’.

You knew that Almore gave his wife a shot in the arm at Condys place and that it was just enough and not any too much.

There would be no better shot in the arm for humanity than a good old war, as long as the race survived to build and grow.

Zernif had picked up a glancing shot in the arm, which did not prevent him from appearing quite satisfied.

Manticore is in the way, and taking it would give our economy a hefty shot in the arm.