barrel »
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
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big gun »
A large-caliber artillery piece.
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big gun »
Someone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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bulletproof »
Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
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catch-as-catch-can »
A. 1681, John Fryer, Richard Chiswell, Robert Roberts, Robert White, A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters, Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672 and Finished 1681.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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give it the gun »
Literal meaning.
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gun it »
To accelerate or speed up quickly or suddenly.
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gunboat diplomacy »
The pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of military power.
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gunk up »
To soil or dirty; to mess up; to clog.
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gunshy »
Being afraid to use a gun.
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gunshy »
Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded.
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hold up »
To rob at gunpoint.
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hold your fire »
Do not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.
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in full swing »
Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.
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jump the gun »
To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
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jump the gun »
To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
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jump the gun »
To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.
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lone gunman »
An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.
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long shot »
Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
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peashooter »
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
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peashooter »
Any small or ineffective gun.
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point blank »
The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for the effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile.
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pop a cap in someone's ass »
To shoot someone with a gun.
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pull the trigger »
To fire a gun.
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ride shotgun »
To assist and protect.
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ride shotgun »
To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
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shoot 'em up »
A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.
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shooting iron »
A firearm, especially a handgun.
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shotgun »
A gun which fires loads consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
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shotgun »
A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.
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shotgun »
A play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.
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shotgun »
The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver.
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shotgun approach »
An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.
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shotgun shack »
A house with no internal barrier between the front and back doors.
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shotgun wedding »
A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
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smoking gun »
Evidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.
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stick up »
To rob at gunpoint.
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stop someone in his tracks »
To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.
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take a bead on »
To aim a gun at something.
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take a bullet »
To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.
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under the gun »
The first player to act on the first round of betting in Texas hold 'em.
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under the gun »
Under great pressure to perform.
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up-and-comer »
Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.
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well begun is half done »
Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.
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you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone »
It is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.
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