shot one's cuffs

A form of shoot one's cuffs — To straighten one's arms with a sudden movement to make the cuffs of one's shirt appear beyond the sleeves of one's coat or jacket.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shoot one's cuffs.
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shot one's cuffs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20one's%20cuffs

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