hold a gun to someone's head

Exert pressure on someone, as in How could I refuse when she was holding a gun to my head? This hyperbolic expression dates from the first half of the 1900s. Also see at gunpoint; hold one's feet to the fire.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lon	LAHN	English
Gilead	-	Biblical
Aliza	ah-LEE-zah	Hebrew
Marilynn	MER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-lin	English
Meriwether	MER-i-wedh-ər	English (Rare)
Juliana	yuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)	Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman