shot in one's locker

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shot in one's locker (plural shots in one's locker)

  1. Alternative form of shot in the locker
    • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
      “Well, let ’em come, lad — let ’em come,” said Silver cheerily. “I’ve still a shot in my locker.”