Word info

shoot me

Interjection

Meaning

shoot me

Expression of dismay, where the speaker is expressing, metaphorically, their wish to die because events (for them) are so bad.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan Behan

They used to shoot her through gauze. You should shoot me through linoleum. Tallulah Bankhead

You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I'll rise. Maya Angelou

I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to 'smack,' and quickly. Dan Rather

If I end up hosting 'Joker's Wild,' please shoot me. Anderson Cooper

The day that I ever become hip... please shoot me and put me outta my misery! Meat Loaf

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