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
Bryana	-	English (Modern)
Jareth	JER-əth (English), JAR-əth (English)	Popular Culture
Pavelu	-	Old Church Slavic
Myeong-Suk	myung-sook	Korean
Vjekoslav	-	Croatian
Capucine	ka-puy-SEEN	French