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
Lene	LE-nə (German), LE-ne (Danish, Norwegian)	German, Danish, Norwegian
Karola	KAW-ro-law (Hungarian), kah-RO-lah (German)	Hungarian, German
Artturi	AHRT-too-ree	Finnish
Zaccai	-	Biblical
Anoubis	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Sushila	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali