英语词汇shoot down的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	shoot down
词源	shoot down. To shoot down someone’s argument or to shoot it down in flames means to show that it is wrong or totally worthless, impossible. The expression originated during World War II, when so many planes were shot down and destroyed by the enemy.
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