under the gun

成語所屬單字gun

under the gun — 慣用語

1. experiencing a lot of pressure to complete something by a specific deadline or f

1.慣用語
釋義

承受巨大壓力;時間緊迫

experiencing a lot of pressure to complete something by a specific deadline or face negative consequences

例句

The team was under the gun to finish the project before the end of the month.

With the deadline just two days away, Iris was really under the gun to submit her report.