gun
1 firearmgunna masc4 cmu to carry a gun gunna a iompar to fire a gun gunna a scaoileadhhold a gun to sb's head 6 rev transitiveaistreachreibheáil verb cmu big guns informalneamhfhoirmeáltaboic mhóra cmubodaigh cmupiardaí móra we can't compete against the big guns níl seans ar bith againn in aghaidh na mboc mór to go great guns 1 informalneamhfhoirmeálta enjoy success they're going great guns tá ag éirí thar barr leo, tá siad ag déanamh go diail all guns blazing (also nó guns blazing) informalneamhfhoirmeálta they started all guns blazing thosaigh siad mar a bheadh tine ar a gcraiceann, thosaigh siad ar nós na gaoithe to hold a gun to sb's head (also nó to put a gun to sb's head) informalneamhfhoirmeáltagunna a chur le ceann duinegunna a chur le cloigeann duine to jump the gun informalneamhfhoirmeálta 1 act too quicklybogadh róluath to stick to your guns informalneamhfhoirmeáltaan fód a sheasamh cmucos a chur i dtaca cmu she'll stick to her guns on this one cuirfidh sí cos i dtaca ar an gceann seo, ní ghéillfidh sí ar an gceann seo to turn the gun on yourself tú féin a scaoileadhtú féin a lámhach to be under the gun informalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith faoi bhrú they're under the gun tá siad faoi bhrú millteanach, tá brú diabhalta orthu → gun down→ gun for Loading phrases and examples...
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