{"id":8056,"date":"2021-04-30T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=8056"},"modified":"2021-04-29T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T19:32:09","slug":"do-you-want-a-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/do-you-want-a-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you want a shot?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s up, guys? If there&#8217;s one thing we can&#8217;t stop talking about since the beginning of the year, it&#8217;s the vaccines. A lot of people must be wondering when they might be getting their first shot and long they should wait in between shots. But since mass vaccination might still be a while, let&#8217;s change the subject for the time being, because what truly interests me today is the fascinating word <strong>s<\/strong><\/span><b>hot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Besides being useful to talk about vaccinations, <strong>shot<\/strong> has many other possible meanings in the English language. So stick around for a vocabulary boost, since today&#8217;s post will cover the most common uses for<strong> shot<\/strong>, plus some bonus idioms!\u00a0<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So how about we give it a shot?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8057\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8057\" class=\" wp-image-8057\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/steven-cornfield-jWPNYZdGz78-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/steven-cornfield-jWPNYZdGz78-unsplash.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/steven-cornfield-jWPNYZdGz78-unsplash-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t forget to get your shots! (Photo by Steven Cornfield on Unsplash)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First things first: <\/span><b>Shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the past tense of the verb <\/span><b>to shoot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The police <\/span><b>shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the suspect when they saw he had a gun.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her latest movie was<\/span><b> shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in ten month<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a noun, shot could mean:<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Shot as in firing a weapon<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The neighbors told the police they heard three <\/span><b>shots.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>One of the <strong>shots<\/strong> fired hit the robber in the shoulder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>(Alcohol) shot<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s hang out at the bar tonight and do some<\/span><b> shots.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excuse me, can I get another round of tequila <\/span><b>shots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>A shot as a picture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We got some great<\/span><b> shots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the sunrise over the mountains today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The photographer took amazing <\/span><b>shots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the guest dancing at the wedding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_8058\" style=\"width: 391px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8058\" class=\" wp-image-8058\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/jeffrey-f-lin-QM2FsytIV1s-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/jeffrey-f-lin-QM2FsytIV1s-unsplash.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/jeffrey-f-lin-QM2FsytIV1s-unsplash-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice shot! (Photo by Jeffrey F Lin on Unsplash)<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>A shot as in an injection<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The paciente asked for a<\/span><b> shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of morphine for the pain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You must get a malaria <\/span><b>shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> before traveling to Thailand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s extremely important that children get all their<\/span><b> shots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> according to age.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Shot as in throwing a ball to score points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>And that was a great <strong>shot<\/strong> by Cristiano Ronaldo!<\/li>\n<li>The basketball player seemed to be doing well, but he missed his <strong>shot.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So how about we have a shot at some <strong>idioms?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>HAVE\/GIVE A SHOT<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attempt or try something new, give someone a chance<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A job position just opened up in my company. Why don\u2019t you <\/span><b>give it a shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and send them your resum\u00e9?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know I messed up our relationship. But just <\/span><b>give me one more shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and I promise I\u2019ll change!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;ve never <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tried<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> snowboarding before, but I <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">thought<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I\u2019d<\/span><b> have a shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although my uncle has no gardening experience, he <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decided<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><b>have a shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at planting some vegetables.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>CALL THE SHOTS<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To have control and power to make the decisions<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should ask Sarah. She\u2019s the one who <\/span><b>calls the shots <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">around here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you\u2019ve been promoted to general manager, you <\/span><b>call the shots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_8059\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8059\" class=\" wp-image-8059\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/camylla-battani-7WaKibxir18-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/camylla-battani-7WaKibxir18-unsplash.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/camylla-battani-7WaKibxir18-unsplash-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do you want a shot? (Photo by Camylla Battani on Unsplash)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>A LONG SHOT<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An attempt that is unlikely<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be successful<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know it&#8217;s <\/span><b>a <\/b><b>long<\/b> <b>shot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but you could <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">try<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to apply for a scholarship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was <strong>a long shot<\/strong>, but we were able to get last minute tickets to Amsterdam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><i>A SHOT IN THE DARK<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you are not sure about something so you just guess<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saying that she added red wine to the sauce was just <\/span><b>a shot in the dark<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but I was right!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think we should make a left here to get to the hotel, but it\u2019s <\/span><b>a shot in the dark<i>.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, what do you guys think? Do you know any other possible meanings for the the word<strong> shot?<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Let us know in the comments below! Just <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">give it your <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">best<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shot \u2013 that\u2019s all you can do!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/camylla-battani-7WaKibxir18-unsplash-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/camylla-battani-7WaKibxir18-unsplash-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2021\/04\/camylla-battani-7WaKibxir18-unsplash.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>What\u2019s up, guys? If there&#8217;s one thing we can&#8217;t stop talking about since the beginning of the year, it&#8217;s the vaccines. A lot of people must be wondering when they might be getting their first shot and long they should wait in between shots. 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