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Shotgun
Meaning/Usage
: To claim the front seat in a car.
Explanation
: Instead of people fighting over who will sit in the front seat, people would decide who gets the front seat by whoever shouts out "shotgun" first.
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Why does he always get to ride
shotgun
?
"
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If we go to the store with mom I call
shotgun
.
"
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I am heading out to the party. Do you want to ride
shotgun
?
"
A.
"
Hey James, mom said she would give us a ride home?
"
B.
"
I call
shotgun
!
"
A.
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That's not fair you always sit in the front seat.
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B.
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You just need to say it before me next time.
"
Other Common Sentences
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I will sit in the front passenger seat.
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I get to sit in the front seat next to the driver.
"
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