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Meaning of under the gun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Under great pressure to perform.
idiomatic
Of, pertaining to, or in the situation of first player to act on the first round of betting.
Too close to be subject to artillery fire.
obsolete

Examples

“He was under the gun to finish the project quickly.”

“I'm under the gun again / I know I was a 45-percenter then / I know I was a lot of things”

“James will be under the gun for the first hand of the final table.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

under the hammer under the hood under the impression under the influence under the jail under the knife