parting shots

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parting shot
An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end

Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his bombshell resignation today.

parting shot
If someone makes a parting shot, they make an unpleasant or forceful remark at the end of a conversation, and then leave so that no-one has the chance to reply. He turned to face her for his parting shot. `You're one coldhearted woman, you know that?'. An act of aggression or retaliation, such as a retort or threat, that is made upon one's departure or at the end of a heated discussion
parting shots

    Hyphenation

    part·ing shots

    Turkish pronunciation

    pärtîng şäts

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpärtəɴɢ ˈsʜäts/ /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ ˈʃɑːts/
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