Words nearby gun
gumshoe, gumsucker, gumtree, gumweed, gumwood, gun, gun brig, gun camera, gun carriage, gun control, gun crew
Idioms for gun
Origin of gun
11300–50; Middle English gunne, gonne, apparently short for Anglo-Latin Gunilda, gonnyld, name for engine of war; compare Old Norse Gunna, short for Gunnhildr woman's name
OTHER WORDS FROM gun
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British Dictionary definitions for stick to one's guns
gun
/ (ɡʌn) /
noun
verb guns, gunning or gunned
See also gun for
Word Origin for gun
C14: probably from a female pet name shortened from the Scandinavian name Gunnhildr (from Old Norse gunnr war + hildr war)
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Idioms and Phrases with stick to one's guns (1 of 2)
stick to one's guns
Hold fast to a statement, opinion, or course of action, as in The witness stuck to her guns about the exact time she was there. This expression, originally put as stand to one's guns, alluded to a gunner remaining by his post. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s.
Idioms and Phrases with stick to one's guns (2 of 2)
gun
In addition to the idiom beginning with gun
- gun for
- gung ho
also see:
- at gunpoint
- big cheese (gun)
- great guns
- hired gun
- hold a gun to someone's head
- jump the gun
- smoking gun
- son of a bitch (gun)
- stick to one's guns
- under the gun
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