← Back to search

Meaning of parting shot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Français flèche du Parthe

Examples

“Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his bombshell resignation today.”

“22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club Cabin Boyhttp://www.avclub.com/articles/cabin-boy,71269/ When news arrives that the school must graduate Nathanial to official “Fancy Lad” status early and put him on the Queen Catherine first class to run the Mayweather in Hawaii, the headmaster dutifully complies, but Nathanial gets in a few parting shots on his way out the door.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

parting-cup Partings Partington partinost Partisan partisanism