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"hot shot" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe someone who is very successful or skilled in a particular field. It can also be used sarcastically to describe someone who is overly confident or arrogant. Example: "John is a hot shot lawyer, he always wins his cases." This sentence uses "hot shot" to describe John's success in his profession. Example: "Don't be such a hot shot, no one likes a know-it-all." This sentence uses "hot shot" sarcastically to criticize someone's arrogant behavior.
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hot shot
noun
Alternative spelling of hotshot
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"He was this hot shot at Facebook.
For card sharks it's the hot shot cut.
Over several days, Ms. Gray's husband used nine cans of Hot Shot Fogger and nine cans of Hot Shot Bedbug and Flea Fogger in their home.
Carmona is a young hot shot with a flair for witty, fast-paced footwork.
Friends in high places, etc. Masterful Mike, the new Hot Shot Shahid?
He wanted to be both a great novelist and a Hollywood hot shot.
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The British destroyed three of the floating batteries, which blew up as the 'red-hot shot' did its job.
They're not the hot-shot macho guys in the booth".
Sounds like a bunch of vigilante hot-shot pilots.
"Then I was this hot-shot cook from Italy, who was a nobody," Mr. White recalled.
A hot-shot music director may or may not be the answer.
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