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Under the gun.
If you're under the gun, you're under pressure to do something.
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Under the gun
adjective
Under great pressure to perform.
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Under the gun Cod's own country Loosening up?
Under the Gun Theater, through Dec. 30.
They are under the gun.
"So I'm still under the gun".
"He's under the gun down there".
But Mr. Gehl was under the gun.
Dissidents and deviants of various stripes were under the gun.
Like their fellow citizens, performers were under the gun.
"Final Fantasy" is animation, which puts it under the gun.
"I'm under the gun now," Mr. Davenport said.
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When we feel under-the-gun or anxious, we often turn to food for comfort.
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