"under the gun" meaning in All languages combined

See under the gun on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-under the gun.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} under the gun, {{en-PP}} under the gun
  1. (idiomatic) Under great pressure to perform. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: under the cosh, under the pump [Australia, New-Zealand] Related terms: under fire
    Sense id: en-under_the_gun-en-prep_phrase-4d~cTr5c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 34 8
  2. (poker) Of, pertaining to, or in the situation of first player to act on the first round of betting. Categories (topical): Poker Synonyms: UTG
    Sense id: en-under_the_gun-en-prep_phrase-dovwhsOv Topics: card-games, poker
  3. (obsolete, military) Too close to be subject to artillery fire. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-under_the_gun-en-prep_phrase-c0TRZqK9 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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