shot with a shovel
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shot with a shovel (not comparable)
- (Ireland) Severely admonished; castigated.
- 1867 February 16, Sarah Johnson Cogswell Whittlesey, “Bertha the beauty: A story of the southern revolution”, in The Field and Fireside, page 2:
- I don't approve of petticoat government, as a general thing, but I'll be shot with a shovel if it ain't necessary with fellows like Stanhope!
- 2009, Cathy Kelly, What She Wants, page 490:
- I'll kill him for leaving you here all on your own. He should be shot with a shovel for thinking it's right to go off and leave you ...
- 2015 September, Mark Barry, “David Bowie - Five Years 1969-1973”, in Vine Voice:
- I'm probably going to be shot with a shovel for this but I've always thought 1972's "Ziggy Stardust" was a lesser album than 1971's "Hunky Dory" – but personal opinions aside - you can't argue that the 2012 Remaster isn’t anything but a wonder.