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cheap shot

Noun

Meaning

an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence

an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person

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On the way up here to the podium, a gentleman came up to me and said, "Governor, you are as good a politician as you were an actor." What a cheap shot. Arnold Schwarzenegger

he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback Source: Internet

Alexa fends off interference from Bayley, Bayley distracts referee Dan Engler (doing the ol’ Terry Funk empty arena “MY EYE!”, which is great) while Asuka gets a cheap shot in, lungblower. Source: Internet

And while they are proceeding they have to listen to the gripes, moans, armchair quarterbacking and deliberate lies by these cheap shot artists. Source: Internet

Former St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt told Fox Footy that Lynch's strike to Collins was a "cheap shot". Source: Internet

Clear cheap shot. Source: Internet

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