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
Mcmullen	[mək'mʌlin]
Gerhard	GER-hahrt (German), KHER-hahrt (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Ancient Germanic
Gedalyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Arp	[a:p]
Melchor	mel-CHOR	Spanish
Adie	['eidi]