Antonyms for hot shot

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : hot shot for 1; hot shot for 2

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒt ˈʃɒt for 1; ˈhɒt ˌʃɒt for 2

Definition of hot shot

As in daring : adj adventurous
As in personage/personality : noun celebrity, notable
As in wizard : noun person who is highly skilled
As in go-getter : noun eager beaver
As in dynamo : noun go-getter
As in eager beaver : noun industrious person
As in expert : noun master, specialist

Example sentences :

Then it was determined to burn the "Congress" with hot shot.
Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon

"Stop your fire or I will burn your town with hot shot," he sent word.
Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

Yet even the hot shot did not at first make much impression.
Extract from : « Gibraltar » by Henry M. Field

There'll be quite a fall of hot shot, I promise you, if we get started right.
Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter

The only parley Ill have with that pack of lousy beggars will be hot shot!
Extract from : « Cursed » by George Allan England

They fired their hot shot into the shipping, and even into the town.
Extract from : « Hero Stories from American History » by Albert F. Blaisdell

Shells were exploding, and hot shot falling in the thronged dwellings.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine » by Various

With hot shot the annoying Carolinia was burned, and the Louisiana was the only American vessel left on the river.
Extract from : « Sustained honor » by John R. Musick,

"Tom certainly did pour the hot shot into Foley at the meetin' last night," said Bill, grinning.
Extract from : « The Walking Delegate » by Leroy Scott

Montgéry said that the vessel would be vulnerable to bombshells and hot shot, and that furthermore she could be boarded.
Extract from : « Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 » by Anonymous

Synonyms for hot shot

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