shoot the moon

全取りする

カードゲームで必要な札や勝ちをすべて取り、特別な得点を得る。

やさしい英語で： To get a special highest or lowest card-game score, often earning a reward.

• She shot the moon in hearts.
• You need every penalty card to shoot the moon in this game.
• He tried to shoot the moon but lost the final trick.

よく使う表現： shoot the moon successfully, shoot the moon again

急上昇する

数量、価格、程度などが非常に高くなる。

やさしい英語で： To reach a very high amount, price, or level.

• House prices shot the moon that year.
• Sales could shoot the moon if demand keeps growing.
• The company’s share price has shot the moon since its new product launched.

類義語： soar, skyrocket

反対語： plummet

よく使う表現： shoot the moon financially, shoot the moon again

月を撮影する、月に向けて撃つ

月を写真に撮る、または月に向けて銃などを撃つ。

やさしい英語で： To photograph the moon, or to fire a weapon at it.

• We went outside to shoot the moon with our cameras.
• She shot the moon through a telescope last night.
• In the film, the villain tries to shoot the moon with a giant laser.

よく使う表現： shoot the moon tonight, shoot the moon again

家賃を払わずに逃げる

未払いの家賃を払わず、借りている家からこっそり逃げる。

やさしい英語で： To leave your rented home secretly without paying the rent you owe.

• The tenant shot the moon without paying.
• They planned to shoot the moon before the landlord returned.
• In the old tale, a penniless lodger shoots the moon with his belongings.

類義語： skip out

よく使う表現： shoot the moon secretly, shoot the moon tonight