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hold a gun to head

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hold a gun to someone's head
to use threats to get what you want. No one held a gun to her head and made her live with the guy — she made that bad decision all on her own.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of hold a gun to somebody's head(= to point a gun at a person to show them that you will shoot them dead if they don't do what you want)
See also: gun, head, hold

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