under the gun

phrase

: under pressure or attack

Examples of under the gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because the second season was tough because the scripts were coming in late and everyone was under the gun. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026

Hoyer will be under the gun again to make the Cubs a realistic championship contender, but apparently only from fans since Chairman Tom Ricketts appears satisfied with the status quo. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

But so is the risk of picking the wrong solutions, the wrong use cases or the wrong timing, especially when leaders are under the gun to make big moves. — James Loffler, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for under the gun

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun