shoot the lights out in English

Forms: shoots the lights out [present, singular, third-person], shooting the lights out [participle, present], shot the lights out [participle, past], shot the lights out [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|shoot<,,shot> the lights out}} shoot the lights out (third-person singular simple present shoots the lights out, present participle shooting the lights out, simple past and past participle shot the lights out)

Inflected forms

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        "To perform very well; to exceed expectations."
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        "(slang) To perform very well; to exceed expectations."
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"shoot the lights out" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms