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