Meaning of shoot off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To leave quickly
   colloquial
2. To do (something, usually a written or verbal communication) quickly, and without hesitation or forethought.
   idiomatic
3. To overshoot the bounds of a set when filming, showing part of what lies outside it.
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, off.

Examples

“I have to shoot off, my interview starts in under an hour.”

“In other situations, you might know someone who adds colour with personal anecdotes and feelings. You could shoot off a similar response – perhaps including a short story of your own to hammer home your point.”

“His arm got shot off in the war.”

“"But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery.”

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