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ride shotgunProbably arose in early-20th-century Western fiction and movies to describe an employee armed with a rifle or shotgun riding next to a stagecoach driver for protection.Rate it:

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shotgun approachAn approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo assist and protect.Rate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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ride shotgunTo ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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shotgunA gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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shotgunThe front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver.Rate it:

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shotgunTo claim the front seat in a car.Rate it:

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shotgun shackA house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.Rate it:

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shotgun weddingA wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.Rate it:

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poachers gunA small bore shotgun hidden in a walking cane.Rate it:

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