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put a pistol to (one's) head
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put a pistol to his head
)
put a pistol to (one's) head
To force or pressure someone to do something.
Kristina, you don't have to move if you don't want to—no one's putting a pistol to your head.
See also:
head
,
pistol
,
put
hold/put a ˈgun to somebody’s head
force somebody to do something that they do not want to do by making threats:
He had to sack a hundred workers last week. He didn’t want to, but the bank was holding a gun to his head.
See also:
gun
,
head
,
hold
,
put
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Three officers and a member of the public watched as he said: "I'm going to do it now," then
put a pistol to his head
and pulled the trigger.
Police station suicide bid
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