fill (someone) full of lead

fill (someone) full of lead

slang To shoot someone many times with a gun. ("Lead" here refers to bullets.) Of course I gave him my wallet—he threatened to fill me full of lead!

See also: fill, full, lead, of

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

fill someone full of lead

Sl. to shoot someone. The shopkeeper bought a gun and swore the next time someone broke into the shop, he'd fill him full of lead. Don't move, or I'll fill you full of lead.

See also: fill, full, lead, of

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

fill someone full of lead

tv. to shoot someone. Don’t move, or I’ll fill you full of lead.

See also: fill, full, lead, of, someone

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.