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To be well shot of something or somebody,
to be in a better position or better off
because you have got rid of something,
you have thrown it away, it is no longer part of your life.
So for example I said to my sister that she was well shot of her boyfriend
so her boyfriend had left and I thought that was a good thing for her
because I thought he was good for nothing; not a good character.
Okay, so she is well shot of him.
It's good for her life that he is gone.
Notice: in english we have the phrase "to get shot of something"
to get rid of it, to throw it away.
So if i were you, I would get shot of those old clothes
they're very tatty and in bad condition
and you cant wear them.
So you will be well shot of them if you get shot of them.
To be well shot of something, to be in a better position, to be better-off
because something has gone.
Okay.
The football team sacked their manager and I think they well shot of him.
So this says I think the manager was a bad manager
he didn't train the team well and if they get another trainer, they will be better trained
I recomend that you get shot of that old car of yours.
You will be well shot of that old car.
So I'm implying that the car is a problem or it will give you problems and you will need to spend a lot of money on it in the future.
So i think you are well shot of it,
I think you are better without it
and I am happy for you that you don't have it anymore
Notice: this phrase is really quite informal
perhaps a three out of ten on the formality scape
so don't use it in a letter unless it's to a very good friend
and don't use it in a business meeting
this is to be used in an informal situation
talking to somebody in the pub for example
so let's see "well shot of"
to be in a better postition because something or somebody is no longer a part of your life.
Our boss changed jobs and went to work for another company
and the whole team thought that we were well shot of him
so we're going to be happy and in a much better position because he is no longer our boss
to be well shot of
Notice: be careful with this phrase
because the phrase "well shot" means drunk
so john has had a lot of drinks and he is well shot
Notice: this is intransitive, he's had a lot of shots of brandy
okay, he's had a lot of brandy to drink
to be well shot, to be drunk
so it's completely different
so, well shot of
"shot" is an adjective and the "well" is an adverb describing the "shot"
so, shot - rid of, well rid of
in a good position because you no longer have it
because you've thrown it away
because it is gone
so if you change your old english teacher who is always giving you grammar excercises to do
maybe you will be well shot of him, I don't know
so a new phrase for your vocaublary - to be well shot of something
also maybe to get shot of something
and also the phrase to be well shot but remember that one is different
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