shot in the arm

1. Something that boosts one's spirits: “After my recent financial troubles, that raise was a real shot in the arm.”

Example Sentences

The Covid vaccine gave Pfizer a shot in the arm in 2021 and 2022 after the patents on its blockbuster drugs Lyrica and Viagra expired.

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Sally Themans, from Love Bridgnorth, which promotes the town, said: "We hope that it'll bring tourists, it will give the businesses a shot in the arm that they really need and put Bridgnorth on the map again."

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The collaboration is a shot in the arm for American semiconductor manufacturing ambitions, especially at a time when China is starting to forbid the use of Nvidia’s chips to reduce its dependence on U.S. technology.

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Her victory was a shot in the arm for a nascent activist left.

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Either way, the glut of deep-pocketed tourists should serve as a shot in the arm to a luxury market that has been waning since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Related Words

• assistance 
• backing 
• cheer 
• comfort 
• confidence 
• consolation 
• faith 
• fortitude 
• incentive 
• inspiration 
• optimism 
• reassurance 
• relief 
• reward 
• stimulation 
• stimulus