cheap shot

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cheap shot

An unfair or unsporting verbal attack on a vulnerable target.

cheap shot

cheapshot

Austral and US an abusive remark

cheap′ shot′

1. (in sports) a blow, shove, or tackle maliciously directed against an opponent who is defenseless or off guard.

2. any mean or unsportsmanlike remark or action, esp. one directed at a defenseless or vulnerable person.

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Noun	1.	cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person gibe, jibe, barb, dig, shaft, slam, shot - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
	2.	cheap shot - an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback" shot - a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"

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cheap shot

n → unfaire Bemerkung; that was a cheap shot → das war unfair, das ging unter die Gürtellinie (inf)

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