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are the Kennedys gun-shy

are the Kennedys gun-shy phrase: a rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.

Phrase

are the Kennedys gun-shy?

  1. (colloquial, rhetoric) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.
    Synonyms:
    does a bear shit in the woods?, does Dolly Parton sleep on her back?, is the Pope Catholic

Synonyms of are the Kennedys gun-shy

Origin of are the Kennedys gun-shy

Referring to the family of former American president John F. Kennedy, who was famously shot by an assassin.

Questions about are the Kennedys gun-shy

What does are the Kennedys gun-shy mean?
Are the Kennedys gun-shy means a rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.
What part of speech is are the Kennedys gun-shy?
Are the Kennedys gun-shy is a phrase.

Words near are the Kennedys gun-shy in the dictionary

  1. Ardwick
  2. Ardworth
  3. Ardèche
  4. are
  5. are bears Catholic
  6. are the Kennedys gun-shy
  7. are we deadass
  8. are we there yet
  9. are you a man or a mouse
  10. are you allergic to any medications
  11. are you blind

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