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under the gun en · ADP
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Under great pressure to perform.
I'm under the gun again / I know I was a 45-percenter then / I know I was a lot of things
2013, The National, “I Need My Girl”, in Trouble Will Find Me:He was under the gun to finish the project quickly.
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Of, pertaining to, or in the situation of first player to act on the first round of betting.
James will be under the gun for the first hand of the final table.
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(obsolete) Too close to be subject to artillery fire.
Relateds
under fire
Synonyms
under the pump · under the cosh · UTG