to have shot one's bolt
1have shot one's bolt — To be unable to do more than one has done • • • Main Entry: ↑bolt have shot one s bolt see under ↑bolt1 • • • Main Entry: ↑shoot * * * I informal have done all that one is able …
2have shot one's bolt — ► have shot one s bolt informal have done everything possible but still not succeeded. Main Entry: ↑bolt …
3have shot one's bolt — informal have done everything possible but still not succeeded. → bolt …
4bolt — ► NOUN 1) a long metal pin with a head that screws into a nut, used to fasten things together. 2) a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window. 3) the sliding piece of the breech mechanism of a rifle. 4) a short, heavy arrow shot… …
5bolt — I. /boʊlt / (say bohlt) noun 1. a movable bar which when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc. 2. the part of a lock which is protruded from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key. 3. a strong metal pin, often with a… …
6bolt — bolt1 noun 1》 a long pin with a head that screws into a nut, used to fasten things together. ↘a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window. ↘the sliding piece of the breech mechanism of a rifle. 2》 a short, heavy arrow shot… …
7shoot one's bolt — verb To use up ones resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored. We were playing checkers and, although Id started off well, I seemed to have shot my bolt too soon. Syn: shoot ones wad …
8bolt — bolt1 bolter, n. boltless, adj. boltlike, adj. /bohlt/, n. 1. a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc. 2. the part of a lock that is shot from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key. 3. any… …
9Bolt action — The term bolt action refers to a type of firearm action in which the weapon s bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right hand side of the weapon. As the handle is… …
10One Life to Live miscellaneous characters — The following are minor or recurring characters from the American soap opera One Life to Live. Contents 1 Kimberly Andrews 2 Nigel Bartholomew Smythe …
