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hot shot

[hot shot, hot shot] / ˈhɒt ˈʃɒt, ˈhɒt ˌʃɒt /










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A team of dozer and hot shot crews, aided by helicopters and air tankers, have been establishing hand lines to protect the cabin community of Three Rivers, where about 100 homes have been threatened.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2021

Third baseman Justin Turner got the Dodgers out of the inning by making an excellent play on a hot shot by the next batter, Mike Zunino, and starting a 5-4-3 double play.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020

In “Dare Me,” on USA, a cheerleading team in a depressed Rust Belt town hires a new coach, a blond hot shot who the rich boosters hope will whip their squad into trophy-winning shape.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

He snared Yasmani Grandal’s one-out hot shot down the line, threw to second for an out and caught the return throw to end the sixth.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2019

“He’s a hot shot down here among the grits. A good Yankee guard would eat him alive.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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