IdiomBody & Senses
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Englishshot in the arm
Meaning: Something that stimulates, boosts, or renews people's interest.
Example: “The new factory was a shot in the arm for the local economy.”
Origin: From the injections of medicine, and of drugs, given in the arm, which could quickly revive a patient. American slang used it figuratively for any boost from the 1920s.
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