shooting one's wad

A form of shoot one's wad — To expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shoot one's wad
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APA

shooting one's wad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20one's%20wad

MLA

“shooting one's wad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20one's%20wad. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shooting one's wad,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shooting%20one's%20wad.

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