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at gunpoint
at gunpoint
at gunpoint
Also,
at knifepoint
. Under coercion, as in
I'm going to hold him at gunpoint for that raise he promised me last year
. Both these phrases were at first used literally and later also figuratively. [Mid-1900s]
at gunpoint
Under or as if under the threat of being shot.
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Hameed
-
Arabic
SÁRika
-
Hungarian
Theresa
tə-REE-sə
(English)
, tə-RAY-zə
(English)
, te-RE-zah
(German)
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Budi
BOO-dee
Indonesian
Iolanda
-
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Aapo
AH:-po
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