How to Pronounce "shoot your bolt"
expression
ˈʃut/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈboʊɫt
SHOOT yor BOLT or SHOOT yer BOLT
ʃˈuːt/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈəʊlt
shoot YAW bolt
Definition
To use all your energy, resources, or effort on something so that you have nothing left, often before the task is finished.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃut/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈboʊɫt
British English
ʃˈuːt/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈəʊlt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHOOT yor BOLT or SHOOT yer BOLT
UK
shoot YAW bolt
Listen in Context
He shot his bolt early in the game and couldn't play well afterward.
Don't shoot your bolt too soon; you need energy for the whole race.
After working all night, she had really shot her bolt by morning.
I was exhausted by noon—I guess I shot my bolt finishing that report.