with guns blazing
idiom
: while firing guns
They stepped out from behind the building with guns blazing.
—often used figuratively with respect to forceful effortThe team came out with all guns blazing in the second half.
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Biden's Inflation Reduction Act was the first to crack the pharma shield, but Trump has never been a big fan of big pharma, and he's come in with guns blazing.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
His administration may be criminally investigating U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but after Powell came out against him with guns blazing in a video on Sunday, Wall Street was reassured that Fed independence wasn’t going away in the short term.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
Barbecue is a tough game in Texas, let alone Dallas-Fort Worth, so a one-year-old restaurant making its way with guns blazing caught my attention.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
Coming off a dominant win against cross-town rivals Man U, the best news for Pep Guardiola’s team is that Erling Haaland has started this campaign with guns blazing.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Nobody thinks that Marty Walsh should have come in with guns blazing, trying to recreate the animosity of the Bob Goodenow era.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2025
There’s a new kid on the block in the energy drink space called Lucky Energy – which launched in 2023 with guns blazing, and is aiming to knock Red Bull off of its throne as the leader in this category.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Before Keats can shake off Michelle and Cosmo, Robot Deactivation Task Force agent Colonel Bradbury (Giancarlo Esposito) descends on them with guns blazing, forcing them to team up and flee.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
His administration may be criminally investigating U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but after Powell came out against him with guns blazing in a video on Sunday, Wall Street was reassured that Fed independence wasn’t going away in the short term.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
Barbecue is a tough game in Texas, let alone Dallas-Fort Worth, so a one-year-old restaurant making its way with guns blazing caught my attention.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
Coming off a dominant win against cross-town rivals Man U, the best news for Pep Guardiola’s team is that Erling Haaland has started this campaign with guns blazing.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Nobody thinks that Marty Walsh should have come in with guns blazing, trying to recreate the animosity of the Bob Goodenow era.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2025
There’s a new kid on the block in the energy drink space called Lucky Energy – which launched in 2023 with guns blazing, and is aiming to knock Red Bull off of its throne as the leader in this category.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Before Keats can shake off Michelle and Cosmo, Robot Deactivation Task Force agent Colonel Bradbury (Giancarlo Esposito) descends on them with guns blazing, forcing them to team up and flee.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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“With guns blazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20guns%20blazing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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