The mayor condemned the slogan 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' as an unjustified call for lethal force.

When the lecture ended, students were shooting through like a Bondi tram to reach the campus cafes.

Many fans felt the tie was unfairly decided by penalty shoot-outs after both teams played brilliantly.

After months of planning and setbacks, they decided to abandon the whole bang shoot and start over.

One shoots oneself in the foot by refusing to ask for help when the task is too big.

If one shoots one's bolt too early in a negotiation, one may have nothing left to offer later.

When one shoots one's wad too early, the rest of the team has nothing left to build on.

When one glimpses their crush across a crowded room, one might decide to shoot one's shot and ask them out, even if the odds are slim.

When faced with tough questions, the minister shoots from the hip, which sometimes undermines his credibility.

When criticized, he shoots from the lip and then apologizes.