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shoot the lights out

This used surely to be the sign of a marksman. He would shoot out the lights by shooting the wicks of the candles in a chandelier - and the trick was to do it without touching the wax.
Hence it has come to mean extreme accuracy - even in children ball games.
Kevin Durant in Turkey 2010 basketball world championship really did shoot the lights out!
by Pedy joon September 12, 2010
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