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shoots holes

shoots holes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot holes.

Meaning of shoot holes

Verb

shoot holes (third-person singular simple present shoots holes, present participle shooting holes, simple past and past participle shot holes)

  1. (idiomatic) Find faults.
    • Anytime you want to shoot holes in our ideas, don't hesitate to do so.1952, Hope Angel, Illinois Education - Volume 41, Illinois Education Association, page 124

Questions about shoots holes

What is shoots holes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots holes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot holes.

Words near shoots holes in the dictionary

  1. shoots down
  2. shoots first and asks questions later
  3. shoots for the moon
  4. shoots from the hip
  5. shoots from the lip
  6. shoots holes
  7. shoots off
  8. shoots off at the mouth
  9. shoots off one's mouth
  10. shoots one in the sink
  11. shoots one's bolt

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