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15 January
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What does "cheap shot" mean?
What does "cheap shot" mean?
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A cheap shot is like cheating. It doesn’t necessarily break the rules, but it’s not the moral thing to do, either.
In a literal sense, an example could be a hunter shooting an animal in an enclosed area. Since the animal can’t get out, the hunt is very unfair. There’s no rule saying the hunter can’t do this, but everyone knows the hunter shouldn’t.
In a more broad sense, this phrase could be used for many situations in which one person does something unfair to gain a benefit over someone else
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A cheap shot is like cheating. It doesn’t necessarily break the rules, but it’s not the moral thing to do, either.
In a literal sense, an example could be a hunter shooting an animal in an enclosed area. Since the animal can’t get out, the hunt is very unfair. There’s no rule saying the hunter can’t do this, but everyone knows the hunter shouldn’t.
In a more broad sense, this phrase could be used for many situations in which one person does something unfair to gain a benefit over someone else
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