hotshot
a skilful, successful person
TRANSLATION
hotshot = der Erfolgsmensch, der Star, das As --- GOOGLE INDEX hotshot: approximately 4,600,000 Google hits
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IN THE PRESS
Zelikow is a former Wall Street HOTSHOT who now serves as executive vice president of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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Murray faces a likely encounter with American James Blake in the third round of the French Open tennis tournament and may take on Spanish HOTSHOT Rafael Nadal for a semi-final spot.
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Murray faces a likely encounter with American James Blake in the third round of the French Open tennis tournament and may take on Spanish HOTSHOT Rafael Nadal for a semi-final spot.
(BBC News)
Did you
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hotshot
idiom
- someone who is skilful and successful at something
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DID YOU KNOW?
Hotshot, also written hot shot and hot-shot, appears in the English language as far back as the 17th century. Back then it referred to someone who recklessly shoots a gun like a hot-headed person. A hothead is a person who does things or reacts too quickly without thinking about it first.
The modern sense of hotshot, someone who is really good at something, first appeared in the 1920s and may stem from World War I flying aces. These were military aviators credited with shooting down five or more enemy airplanes during combat.
Anyone can be a hotshot these days though, like the young lawyer who opened up his own law firm. He rented a beautiful office in the best part of town and had it furnished with antiques. As he sat at his French Louis XIV desk, he saw a man enter the outer office.
Wanting to look like a big HOTSHOT, he picked up the phone and pretended that he was negotiating a settlement in a big legal case. He talked about asking for millions of dollars and bragged about his years of experience. Finally he hung up the phone and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?"
The man said, "I'm from the phone company and I'm here to activate your phone lines."
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SYNONYMS
maven, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion, expert
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"To attract hotshot programmers we need to offer a good salary and bonuses."
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QUICK, BEFORE YOU GO, TEST YOUR MEMORY !!
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What's the missing phrase?
Und die Sache ist erledigt, und fertig! = B _ _ ' _ Y _ _ _ U _ _ _ _ !
"To enter the company, just show the security guard your ID and B _ _ ' _ Y _ _ _ U _ _ _ _ !"
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idiom
- someone who is skilful and successful at something
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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DID YOU KNOW?
Hotshot, also written hot shot and hot-shot, appears in the English language as far back as the 17th century. Back then it referred to someone who recklessly shoots a gun like a hot-headed person. A hothead is a person who does things or reacts too quickly without thinking about it first.
The modern sense of hotshot, someone who is really good at something, first appeared in the 1920s and may stem from World War I flying aces. These were military aviators credited with shooting down five or more enemy airplanes during combat.
Anyone can be a hotshot these days though, like the young lawyer who opened up his own law firm. He rented a beautiful office in the best part of town and had it furnished with antiques. As he sat at his French Louis XIV desk, he saw a man enter the outer office.
Wanting to look like a big HOTSHOT, he picked up the phone and pretended that he was negotiating a settlement in a big legal case. He talked about asking for millions of dollars and bragged about his years of experience. Finally he hung up the phone and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?"
The man said, "I'm from the phone company and I'm here to activate your phone lines."
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SYNONYMS
maven, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion, expert
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"To attract hotshot programmers we need to offer a good salary and bonuses."
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QUICK, BEFORE YOU GO, TEST YOUR MEMORY !!
Do you remember yesterday's OWAD?
What's the missing phrase?
Und die Sache ist erledigt, und fertig! = B _ _ ' _ Y _ _ _ U _ _ _ _ !
"To enter the company, just show the security guard your ID and B _ _ ' _ Y _ _ _ U _ _ _ _ !"
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