To Be Well Shot Of Something or Somebody - Vocabulary Builder 3 - ESL British English Pronunciation

http://www.iswearenglish.com/ An explanation of the phrase to be well shot of something or somebody meaning that your life will be better because something or somebody is no longer part of your life - the phrase to get shot of something or somebody meaning to get rid of - and the phrase well shot meaning drunk

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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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