like a shot

“Today, former President Trump’s attorneys finished their cross-examination of Stormy Daniels, and they accused her of lying and hawking merchandise for personal gain. Trump was like, ‘This also feels like a shot at me, too.’”

Its lawsuit, then, looks like a shot across the NLRB’s bow.

“There’s this crane shot — it’s like a shot in ‘Gone With the Wind.’

On the first day, Boomer took off like a shot.

I have never said the words, “It’s okay not to be my brother’s primary caretaker,” out loud to myself, so these messages from parents and siblings hit me like a shot of lightning.