"Shoot her fox" nghĩa là gì?

"Shoot her fox" = bắn con cáo -> nghĩa là ngăn chặn trước kế hoạch hoặc tham vọng của ai.

Ví dụ

"No one’s going to shoot your fox, boy".

2004 Scotland on Sunday The Democrats (Đảng dân chủ) had planned to make unemployment a key issue in their campaign: Dubya, with his tax cuts, has shot their fox.

Congress (Quốc hội) may have shot the president's fox, though, with a bill that he cannot politically afford (đủ khả năng chính trị) to veto (bác bỏ), but which leaves him with no opportunity (cơ hội) to pass his signature healthcare plan.