be under the gun

(mainly American)

to feel anxious because you have to do something by a particular time or in a particular way Al's under the gun to decide by the end of the month whether to move with his company.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Queen	KWEEN	English
Iiris	-	Finnish
Lochana	-	Indian, Hindi
Isabel	ee-sah-BEL (Spanish), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-za-BEL (French), ee-zah-BEL (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
Meggy	-	Medieval English
Cale	KAYL	English