枪毙 qiāngbì to execute by firing squad
to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; figuratively to discard; to get rid of
How to remember 枪毙: 枪 gun + 毙 to kill = to execute by firing squad.
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How it is used
- 'To execute by shooting; to shoot dead' - 被枪毙 (bèi qiāngbì) to be executed by firing squad.
- Colloquial figurative: 方案被枪毙了 (fāng'àn bèi qiāngbì le) the proposal got shot down/killed.
- The metaphorical 'reject/kill a plan' sense is common in workplace talk.