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put a gun to someone's head
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic) To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.
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put a gun to someone's head
The corrupt manager would put a gun to someone's head, figuratively, by threatening to fire them if they didn't accept the unfair deal.
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The corrupt manager would put a gun to someone's head, figuratively, by threatening to fire them if they didn't accept the unfair deal.
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