Going "like a shot" means "as straight and as fast as a bullet shot from a gun."
The idiom 'big shot' refers to an important and influential person. The origins of the term dates back to the 1920's when it was used to describe gangsters.
The idiom usually refers to a suggestion against which many arguments were presented.
idiom means expression like a page in a book
It's not an idiom. It means exactly what it looks like.
A shot in the dark is just what it sounds like -- you can't see the target but you're taking a guess. WikiAnswers isn't going to do your homework for you -- now that you know what it means, you must write your own story.
Lucky if you hit it. Commonly means lucky if you get it also. The odds are against you.
idiom is like discribe e.g as light as a feather
It is an idiom, because it does not use the term "like" or "as".
That is not an idiom. When you see the word LIKE, you're looking at a simile.
no an idiom would be like "it's raining cats and dogs"
This is not an idiom. It means exactly what it looks like -- you felt the emotion that would lead you to start crying.
The side of a barn is a pretty large object. If you can't hit it you are a lousy shot. And that's what it means, really: a lousy shot.