shoot down
Intermediate (B1) informal
To make a plane fall by shooting it, or to say 'no' strongly to an idea
"The enemy plane was shot down over the ocean before it reached the coast."
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Speaking English: You ACTUALLY Need This To Speak Well
Rachel's English · 209:42
Shoot down— shoot down— shoot down three enemy planes.
Speaking English: You ACTUALLY Need This To Speak Well
Rachel's English · 208:37
Shoot down.
Speaking English: You ACTUALLY Need This To Speak Well
Rachel's English · 208:48
It's just shoot down, shoot down.
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USA TODAY · 3:22
We'll shoot down drones, we'll shoot down missiles,
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The Hill · 3:10
We'll shoot down drones, we'll shoot down missiles,