shoot it out en · VERB
Meanings
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To fight it out with the use of firearms.
He would try and catch the Citroën and shoot it out with them and if she got shot in the process, that was too bad too.
1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Hare and Grey Hound”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 105:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoots it out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shot it out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shot it out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| shooting it out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |