Fork
Shoot
Shoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.
Common collocations
| time | fork time | shoot time |
Both words in one sentence
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Bond Villain Stupidity: Cynthia's mercenary has the gang trapped in a warehouse and puts them in a Morton's Fork, rather than just shoot them when he could have.
- When Legato doesn't so much as acknowledge their presence, they shoot the fork out of his hand, and when Legato still doesn't acknowledge them (instead asking the waiter for a new fork), they fire additional shots around him.
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Runaways originally seemed to be going this direction with Chase's fistigons, robotic gloves that shoot fire, but the idea was quickly scrapped, perhaps because the writers realized that Chase would have difficulty performing everyday tasks like holding a fork or getting dressed.
Source: Clingy Costume
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