Meaning of cheap shot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.
2. A remark that unfairly disparages an obvious vulnerability of the target.
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Examples

“Attacking a goalie trying to make a save is a total cheap shot, I think.”

“School bullies always take cheap shots at kids with glasses.”

“It's a charge Rubin breezily makes while dredging up the fact that, years ago, Clinton got cheated on, itself a cheap shot that is irrelevant to the controversy at hand.”

“He got right to it with an opening jab against “old ideas,” and then a direct slap, asking Biden: “Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?” Um, no. It was a big backfire, a cheap shot that fell to the floor.”

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