be shot of

Meaning

1. Oxford20% of films

   to get rid of sb / sth so you no longer have the problems they cause

   Glad to get shot of him.

In the movies · 5

• Barry? Who is consistently the best shot of this class?The Untouchables1987
• Glad to get shot of him.The Grapes of Wrath1940
• Don't get me wrong, I'm bloody thrilled to be shot of her.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009
• Shot! Shot! Shot! Shot!Holidate2020
• Shots fired. Shots fired.Nightcrawler2014
• There's no shot.The Dark Knight Rises2012
• It was three shots.The Hate U Give2018
• They shot me!Enter the Void2010

From the same entry

• have shot your bolt
• be like shooting fish in a barrel
• shoot the breeze
• shoot from the hip
• shoot yourself in the foot
• shoot it out
• shoot the messenger
• shoot your mouth off
• shoot the rapids
• shoot down
• shoot for
• shoot off