shot through with

shot through with
Full of. * /His speech was shot through with praise for the president./ * /Jane's letter was shot through with hints for a pony./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • shot through with — ► shot through with suffused with. Main Entry: ↑shot …   English terms dictionary

  • shot through with — Full of. * /His speech was shot through with praise for the president./ * /Jane s letter was shot through with hints for a pony./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shot\ through\ with — Full of. His speech was shot through with praise for the president. Jane s letter was shot through with hints for a pony …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shot through with — suffused with (a particular feature or quality) the mist was shot through with orange spokes of light …   Useful english dictionary

  • shot through with something — shot through with sth idiom containing a lot of a particular colour, quality or feature • a voice shot through with emotion Main entry: ↑shotidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • shot through with — suffused with. → shot …   English new terms dictionary

  • be shot through with something — formal 1) to contain a particular quality or feature in all parts The earlier poems are shot through with a sense of hope. 2) if cloth is shot through with a particular colour or fibre, it has that colour or fibre woven through it …   English dictionary

  • Shot Through the Heart (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Shot Through the Heart Type = studio album Artist = Jennifer Warnes Released = May 1979 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Arista Producer = Rob Fraboni, Jennifer Warnes Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

  • be shot through with something — …   Useful english dictionary

  • shot — Ⅰ. shot [1] ► NOUN 1) the firing of a gun or cannon. 2) a person with a specified level of ability in shooting: he was an excellent shot. 3) a hit, stroke, or kick of the ball in sports, in particular an attempt to score. 4) informal an attempt… …   English terms dictionary

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