…a sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level…
…an act or instance of bringing down an aircraft by shooting at it…
…a vigorous but unproductive shoot from the trunk, main branch, or root of a tree…
…leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something…
…a situation, typically in a war, in which the aggressor has an overwhelming advantage…
…engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle…
…describe something in an exaggerated or untruthful way…
…cause great damage to something by shooting…
…a fast-moving story or film of which gunfire is a dominant feature…
…pull one’s shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one’s jacket or coat…
…bring down an aircraft or missile by shooting at it…
…ascertain the altitude of the sun with a sextant in order to determine one’s latitude…
…denoting a camera which automatically focuses and adjusts its exposure settings when the shutter release is pressed…
…treat the bearer of bad news as if they were to blame for it…
…react without careful consideration of one’s words or actions…
…inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself…
…analyse and solve serious problems for a company or other organization…
…a tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks…
