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a shot in the arm
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A Shot in the Arm
"A Shot in the Arm" is a 1999 single by American band Wilco from their album Summerteeth. The phrase 'a shot in the arm' means 'a stimulus'; originally this meant a stimulus from the injection of narcotic or medicinal drugs.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of a shot in the arm in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of a shot in the arm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of a shot in the arm in a Sentence
The allocation is a significant shot in the arm for the world and, if used wisely, a unique opportunity to combat this unprecedented crisis.
A shot in the arm (from lower oil prices) is good, but if the global economy is weak on its knees, it's not going to help.
This movie was exactly the shot in the arm the summer needed, emotionally and spiritually if not financially, the whole notion of franchise fatigue, while true in some cases, is not in all. When movies arent great, thats when people get fatigued.
He is one of the top five courted GOP donors, for us to land him is a good shot in the arm for Ted, and it really sets the stage going into Iowa.
I think he felt a pressure in the political environment because he wanted Hillary Clinton to be elected, to give her a shot in the arm, and so he spoke about an investigation. And he shouldn’t have done that, but as you can imagine, creating this drumbeat that the Obama Justice Department, the fix is in because the president has told them what result they should reach.
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