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shoot around

English translation: drive fast in all directions

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English term or phrase:shoot around
Selected answer:drive fast in all directions
Entered by: Mohamed Fouda

21:30 Aug 27, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: shoot around
That's how our life is down here, you know?
We are our own mechanic and we are our own repairmen.
And one brother works for the other, that sister-in-law works for the other sister-in-law,
and they all work together on Sunday.
Be safe out there, you hear me?
That's my dad driving that!
That's my dad driving that! What's he doing?
The cars are really loud but it's really fun to watch them.
Yeah, we like to see those cars just like shoot around
and lose all that rubber on the wheels.
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Local time: 04:52
drive fast in all directions
Explanation:
That's what it means.
Selected response from:

philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5drive fast in all directions
philgoddard
4 +4drive at an incredible speed (very fast)
David Hollywood


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
drive fast in all directions


Explanation:
That's what it means.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/shoot 2Move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction./race, hurry, hasten, flash, dash, dart, rush, speed, hurtle, streak, really move, spank along, whirl, whizz, go like lightning... around ;-)
56 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs
agree  Daryo
8 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
17 hrs
agree  Michael Confais (X)
3 days 16 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
drive at an incredible speed (very fast)


Explanation:
the "just like" is a way of adding emphasis in English

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Note added at 44 mins (2019-08-27 22:15:53 GMT)
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we like seeing the cars going fast

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Note added at 47 mins (2019-08-27 22:18:11 GMT)
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around the track if that fits

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Note added at 49 mins (2019-08-27 22:20:09 GMT)
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anyway good luck and hope my suggestions have helped you

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Agreed, but I think you could also agree with Phil... ;-)
28 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs
agree  Daryo: in no particular direction - just driving around for the sake of fast driving.
7 hrs
agree  B D Finch: They could be shooting around a track, or in all directions, so it's a bit ambiguous.
15 hrs
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