The phrase "a shot down" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to convey the idea of something being rejected or dismissed, but it is not a recognized expression.
Example: "After presenting my proposal, I felt a shot down from the committee."
Alternatives: "a rejection" or "a dismissal."
Second runner-up: Take A Shot Down The Field.
The first runner-up was "Take a shot down the field".
"If you're real good, you can give lacrosse a shot down the line.
Reid takes his chance with a shot down the line and levels the scores: 4-4.
nearly won when the next batter, Raph Rhymes, pulled a shot down the line that sailed over the left-field wall but was ruled foul.
(Your friend pours a shot down the top, and when it reaches your open mouth at the bottom, the alcohol is perfectly chilled).
Peter Bouckaert: We had just returned from visiting a shot-down Libyan plane with two dead pilots, and arrived at the Ras Lanuf hotel, where there was chaos.
Missions too dangerous for manned aircraft include everything from probing enemy air defences to carrying out surveillance over territory where a shot-down pilot could be used as a hostage.
In a further blow to Russia, the country's military said that a helicopter sent to search for the crew of a shot-down warplane in Syria was attacked by rebel fire and one serviceman was killed.
Then in "2000 Women" (1944) she led the inmates of a women's prison camp in Nazi-occupied France in a spirited rendition of "There'll Always Be an England" as the crew of a shot-down British bomber escaped.
Eight years ago, the long-standing wraith from the Golden Fleece pub in Pavement - thought to be that of a shot-down US bomber pilot - apparently followed an American tourist home to Quincy, California, where it now tugs at her hair during the night.
