one shot
No second chance
One shot describes something that happens only once or has only one chance to succeed: It's a one-shot deal—take it or leave it.
A one-shot is also a single serving of liquor, or in photography and film, a frame containing just one subject.
The phrase emphasizes finality or limited opportunity: We've got one shot at this.
- ammoProjectiles for firearms
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- singleOne in number
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- sudden deathInstant-win tiebreaker format
chance · opportunity · do-or-die · effort · make-or-break · all-or-nothing · vignette · standalone · once-in-a-lifetime · bullet · firing squad · pilot episode · flash fiction · moment · instance · trial · first try · injection
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- gaming lingoNPC, HP, GG, AFK, PvP
- fanfictionfanfiction, fan fiction, fic, fanfic, slash
- fanspeakOTP, ship, fic, fanfic, fanfiction
- fanworksfanfic, fan fiction, fanfiction, fan art, fanart
- writingwriting, drafting, authors, author, books
one shotrecurring
Happening repeatedly over time
repeated · ongoing · continuous · regular · serial
one shotseries
Ordered set of related items
serial · ongoing series · miniseries · franchise · sequel
one shotdo-over
Another chance given
repeatable · retry · second chance · mulligan · infinite lives