Shoot down an idea

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criticize or

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reject someone's idea or proposal

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examples

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when I suggested having a beach party

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they immediately shot down the idea

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saying it would be too difficult to

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organize

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they shot down his suggestion without

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considering its potential benefits

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he kept shooting down all the proposed

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Solutions without offering any

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alternatives

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so did you talk to Rachel no and uh I'm

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not going to why not because she's just

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going to shoot me down you guys saw what

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happened with Gunther that did not look

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like fun

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wow this is quite a spread what is all

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this stuff well I thought this would be

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a great opportunity to use up all the

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food that I don't want to move to the

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new house with me smoked oyster

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casserole with the breakfast cereal

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crust

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wow this is quite a spread what is all

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this stuff well I thought this would be

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a great opportunity to use up all the

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food that I don't want to move to the

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new house with me smoked oyster

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casserole with a breakfast cereal crust

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the phrasal verb use something up means

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to completely