I hope I may be shot

English Phrase phr ~shot:shoot en colloquial archaic en I wish I may be shot. en 1838 Ralph Griffiths; George Edward Griffiths The Monthly Review 147 10 We average more physical, moral, and intellectual force than any people on the face of the airth ; we are a right-minded, strong-minded, sound-minded, and high-minded people, I hope I may be shot if we ain't. Translations Spanish: es ojalá me disparen, es ojalá fuese / fuera disparado, es ojalá me disparasen / dispararan