Put a gun to (someone's) head In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "put a gun to (someone's) head", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-07-10 11:07

Meaning of Put a gun to (someone's) head

Synonyms:

bounce someone into (doing) something , bend someone to your will , bring/call someone to heel

Put a gun to (someone's) head informal

The verb "hold" can substitute for the verb "put".

If a person "puts a gun to someone's head", he/she puts pressure on someone, forces them to do something they don't want to do by using threats or menaces (not necessarily with a gun in literal meaning).

Actually, nobody put a gun to your head and forced you to accept this offer. You could turn it down in the first place.

If she had not put a gun to my head, I wouldn't have obeyed her unconditionally.

He went to the party in a bad mood as if someone had put a gun to his head and forced him to attend.

Grammar and Usage of Put a gun to (someone's) head

Verb Forms

put a gun to (someone's) head
to put a gun to (someone's) head
puts a gun to (someone's) head
putting a gun to (someone's) head

The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Put a gun to (someone's) head

This hyperbolic expression dates from the first half of the 1900s.

The Origin Cited: dictionary.com .