Synonyms for under the gun
un·der the gun

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1. under the gunadjective

   Synonyms:
   under the pump

2. under the gunadjective

   Too close to be subject to artillery fire.

   Synonyms:
   under the pump

3. under the gunadjective

   Synonyms:
   UTG

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1. John Hick:

   Our workforce shortages are extreme, and I think it's been extraordinarily hard on the workforce to go from being heroes to being questioned to being distrusted, you know, to really feeling like they're not only under the gun but also sometimes being assaulted by patients.

2. Bob Cousy:

   I agree with the cause ; I don't agree with the venue they chose, it brings everyone under the gun. I think they might have lost a lot of support from moderate whites that they would have enjoyed if they had chosen a different venue.

3. Patrick Burke:

   The only good news is that the storm didn't linger, but Louisiana, Mississippi, western Alabama and southern Tennessee are all under the gun today.

4. Judge Thomas Wingate:

   If you don’t enroll in 30 days, you can report to the Franklin County Regional Jail, you are under the gun, young man. You gotta do it.

5. Greg Carbin:

   If there’s one location under the gun at the moment, it’s Memphis and points north.