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cheap shot

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  1. cheap shotnoun

    an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person

  2. cheap shotnoun

    an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence

    "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback"

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  1. Barack Obama:

    I have to express my disappointment at the cheap shot you took at Joe Biden via Twitter, it was unprofessional. I expect better.

  2. Rudy Giuliani:

    This is a cheap shot.

  3. Hein Verbruggen:

    That is a rather cheap shot from people who today have the benefit of 25 years of hindsight.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    This is not something that should be done off-the-cuff by the President of the United States just looking for a cheap shot at his predecessor.

  5. Jesse Hullinger:

    Maple Mountain tried taking this cheap-shot right at the end of the year and it just totally backfired on them!

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