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shot an elephant with a BB gun

shot an elephant with a BB gun is the simple past and past participle of shoot an elephant with a BB gun.

Meaning of shoot an elephant with a BB gun

Verb

shoot an elephant with a BB gun (third-person singular simple present shoots an elephant with a BB gun, present participle shooting an elephant with a BB gun, simple past and past participle shot an elephant with a BB gun)

  1. (figuratively) To attempt an action with drastically insufficient force, effort, or tools.

Questions about shot an elephant with a BB gun

What is shot an elephant with a BB gun the simple past and past participle of?
Shot an elephant with a BB gun is the simple past and past participle of shoot an elephant with a BB gun.

Words near shot an elephant with a BB gun in the dictionary

  1. Shostka
  2. shot
  3. shot a rope
  4. shot across the bow
  5. shot across the bows
  6. shot an elephant with a BB gun
  7. shot around
  8. shot back
  9. shot blasting
  10. shot box
  11. shot boxes

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