bullet : Idioms & Phrases

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bullet fingerprinting

  • noun identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it
    ballistic identification; ballistic fingerprinting.
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bullet hole

  • noun a hole made by a bullet passing through it
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bullet train

  • noun a high-speed passenger train
    bullet.
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bullet vote

  • verb vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
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bullet-headed

  • adjective satellite obstinate and stupid
    bullheaded; pigheaded.
  • adjective satellite having a small round head
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bullet-proof

Bul"let-proof` adjective
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  1. Capable of resisting the force of a bullet.
Webster 1913

Cannon bullet

  • a cannon ball . Obs.
Webster 1913

dumdum bullet

  • noun a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
    dumdum.
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magic bullet

  • noun a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease
    • there is no magic bullet against cancer
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Percussion bullet

  • a bullet containing a substance which is exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.
Webster 1913

rubber bullet

  • noun a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
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silver bullet

  • noun a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem
    • no silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism
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tracer bullet

  • noun ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
    tracer.
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