Question

have shot your bolt

Accepted Answer

have done all that is in your power – informal

In this idiom, the bolt referred to is a thick, heavy arrow for a crossbow.

1998 - Spectator - The Britpop boom has ended…the Spice Girls have shot their bolt. have done all that is in your power – informal

In this idiom, the bolt referred to is a thick, heavy arrow for a crossbow

Word	have shot your bolt
Description	have done all that is in your power – informal In this idiom, the bolt referred to is a thick, heavy arrow for a crossbow. 1998 - Spectator - The Britpop boom has ended…the Spice Girls have shot their bolt. have done all that is in your power – informal In this idiom, the bolt referred to is a thick, heavy arrow for a crossbow

Bolt Shot Power Informal Idiom Referred Thick Heavy