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gun to your head

gun to your head phrase: introduces a situation in which the listener is forced to make an immediate choice or state a preference under pressure, especially where neither option is strongly preferred.

Phrase

gun to your head

  1. (excessive, idiomatic) Introduces a situation in which the listener is forced to make an immediate choice or state a preference under pressure, especially where neither option is strongly preferred.
    • Gun to your head, would you pick chocolate or vanilla?
    • If it was just your decision, and if I put a gun to your head... would you accept a million quid for your website, or wouldn't you?2019, James Taylor, Japonica Secrets (fiction), →ISBN, →OCLC

Forms of gun to your head

alternative formwith a gun to your head

Questions about gun to your head

What does gun to your head mean?
Gun to your head means introduces a situation in which the listener is forced to make an immediate choice or state a preference under pressure, especially where neither option is strongly preferred.
What part of speech is gun to your head?
Gun to your head is a phrase.

Words near gun to your head in the dictionary

  1. gun socks
  2. gun stock
  3. gun stocks
  4. gun time
  5. gun times
  6. gun to your head
  7. gun up
  8. gun worm
  9. gun worms
  10. gun-barrel
  11. gun-barrels

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