shot through
Riddled all through
Shot through describes something thoroughly penetrated or permeated by another element.
Fabric shot through with gold has metallic threads woven throughout.
A story shot through with humor has comedy running all the way through it.
The phrase emphasizes completeness—the quality reaches every part: Her voice was shot through with exhaustion.
In Australian and New Zealand slang, shot through means to leave quickly or abruptly: He shot through before anyone could stop him.
- riddledPierced throughout
- piercedHad hole made
- infusedSaturated with flavor
- penetratedPassed into or through
- imbuedPervaded with feeling
full of holes · saturated · permeated · threaded · perforated · marbled · veined · laden · steeped · streaked · punctured · eaten away · transfixed · honeycombed · riven · interwoven · inject · laced
shot throughpure
Unmixed, without impurities
concentrated · localized · unmixed · homogeneous · uniform
shot throughintact
Not damaged or altered
pristine · whole · undamaged · unperforated · sound
shot throughstayed
Continued being present
remained · stuck around · stayed put · arrived · showed up
shot, through, shoot, shooting, shoots, shooter, shooters, thorough, throughout