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Hi there, students!

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To be well shot of something or somebody,

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to be in a better position or better off

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because you have got rid of something,

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you have thrown it away, it is no longer part of your life.

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So for example I said to my sister that she was well shot of her boyfriend

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so her boyfriend had left and I thought that was a good thing for her

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because I thought he was good for nothing; not a good character.

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Okay, so she is well shot of him.

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It's good for her life that he is gone.

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Notice: in english we have the phrase "to get shot of something"

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to get rid of it, to throw it away.

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So if i were you, I would get shot of those old clothes

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they're very tatty and in bad condition

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and you cant wear them.

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So you will be well shot of them if you get shot of them.

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To be well shot of something, to be in a better position, to be better-off

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because something has gone.

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Okay.

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The football team sacked their manager and I think they well shot of him.

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So this says I think the manager was a bad manager

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he didn't train the team well and if they get another trainer, they will be better trained

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I recomend that you get shot of that old car of yours.

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You will be well shot of that old car.

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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.

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So i think you are well shot of it,

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I think you are better without it

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and I am happy for you that you don't have it anymore

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Notice: this phrase is really quite informal

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perhaps a three out of ten on the formality scape

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so don't use it in a letter unless it's to a very good friend

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and don't use it in a business meeting

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this is to be used in an informal situation

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talking to somebody in the pub for example

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so let's see "well shot of"

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to be in a better postition because something or somebody is no longer a part of your life.

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Our boss changed jobs and went to work for another company

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and the whole team thought that we were well shot of him

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so we're going to be happy and in a much better position because he is no longer our boss

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to be well shot of

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Notice: be careful with this phrase

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because the phrase "well shot" means drunk

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so john has had a lot of drinks and he is well shot

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Notice: this is intransitive, he's had a lot of shots of brandy

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okay, he's had a lot of brandy to drink

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to be well shot, to be drunk

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so it's completely different

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so, well shot of

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"shot" is an adjective and the "well" is an adverb describing the "shot"

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so, shot - rid of, well rid of

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in a good position because you no longer have it

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because you've thrown it away

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because it is gone

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so if you change your old english teacher who is always giving you grammar excercises to do

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maybe you will be well shot of him, I don't know

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so a new phrase for your vocaublary - to be well shot of something

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also maybe to get shot of something

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and also the phrase to be well shot but remember that one is different

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so anyway

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