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shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.Rate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.Rate it:

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come out of one's shellTo become a naturist. To convert to naturism.Rate it:

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come out of one's shellTo reveal one's true self.Rate it:

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Come Out of Your ShellTo become friendly, stop being shy or get socialRate it:

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go into one's shellTo act defensively.Rate it:

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shell outTo use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.Rate it:

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shell outTo pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.Rate it:

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shell shockUsed other than as an idiom: see shell, shock.Rate it:

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shell shockTo stun or debilitate as by a shock.Rate it:

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shell shockA person with the condition.Rate it:

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shell shockA stunning shock.Rate it:

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point blankThe distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.Rate it:

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bag of shellsUsed other than as an idiom: see bag, shell.Rate it:

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barrelA metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.Rate it:

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chip shotThe achievement of a goal or the striking of a target with a ball or other projectile in relatively nonchallenging or routine circumstances, by throwing (as in basketball) or by discharging a firearm (as in hunting).Rate it:

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hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

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let flyTo kick or hit a projectile with great force.Rate it:

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pitTo remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.Rate it:

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pitA shell in a drupe containing a seed.Rate it:

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