Phrase Gun Means Put Bad Lot Refuse Son

Many "idioms" (phrases that have a special meaning) are related to "firearms" (guns and other similar weapons). For example, the phrase "to put a gun to (someone's) head" means to make someone do something: "You chose to cheat on the exam. Nobody put a gun to your head."

A "hired gun" is someone who is paid to shoot and kill another person: "The movie is about a hired gun who starts to feel bad about what he does for a living." A "big gun" is an important person with a lot of power or influence as a decision-maker: "I wonder what the big guns will say about the new proposal."

A "smoking gun" is something, usually a piece of evidence, that shows who did something bad or how some illegal thing really happened: "What was the smoking gun that finally led police to the criminal?"

The phrase "to jump the gun" means to do something too soon, either without thinking about it carefully, or before other necessary steps have been completed: "We really jumped the gun by opening the restaurant before we'd done much market research."

The phrase "to stick to (one's) guns" means to refuse to be persuaded by others or to refuse to change one's mind: "You can say what you want, but I'm sticking to my guns."

The phrase "with all guns blazing" describes doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm: "They started the show with all guns blazing, getting the audience's attention right away."

Finally, the informal phrase "son of a gun" can be used to express surprise: "Son of a gun! I didn't know you'd be here."