2A Skills · Say It AccuratelyPrecise words earn trust before the argument starts.Know the terms, the history behind them and the loaded ones to avoid.
Short phrases with firearm roots that show up in sports, business and daily speech.
PhrasesGroups of words, usually less than a sentence.
Everyday useMany people use them without knowing the origin.
Conversation starterA light way to show how deep firearms run in American culture.
Any group of words, usually less than a sentence
a phrase cannot consist of only one word (normally)
Here are 224 Gun Phases
- Aim high
- Aim low
- All guns blazing
- Ammo dump
- Armed and dangerous
- At the end of a gun
- At gunpoint
- “X” is a real pistol
- Big Bore
- Big shot
- Big gun
- Bang for your buck
- Baptism of fire
- Be shot down
- Beat the gun
- Being a target
- Bite the bullet
- Blaze away
- Blow your brains out
- Blown away
- Boom stick
- Both barrels
- Both guns Firing
- Bring a Knife to a Gunfight
- Bring in the heavy artillery
- Bullet catcher
- Bullet Proof
- Bull’s Eye
- Call shotgun
- Call the shots
- Cannon fodder
- Cease fire
- Choose your weapon
- Cocked, locked, and ready to rock
- Crack shot
- Dead Eye
- Double-barreled
- Dodged a bullet
- Don’t shoot the messenger
- Draw someone’s fire
- Drive by
- Drop the hammer
- Dual wielding
- (a) Dud
- Eat a Gun
- Empty Chamber
- Fan the hammer
- Fastest Gun
- Fight Fire with Fire
- Fire in the hole
- Fire away
- Firing squad
- Fizzled attempt
- Flash in the pan
- Friendly fire
- Full nine yards
- Get the lead out
- Give it the gun
- Give it your best shot
- Gave it to him with both barrels
- Go ballistic
- Go down with both guns firing
- Go great guns
- Go in for the kill
- Go Off Half-Cocked
- Go postal
- Go to guns
- Go (off /out) with a bang
- Gone Winchester
- Gun down
- Gun it
- Gun runner
- Gun shy
- Gunboat diplomacy
- Gunned down
- Guns a blazing
- Hair trigger
- X .. he has a real shot to be ..
- Hail of lead (bullets,etc)
- Hang fire
- Have a shot at
- Hired gun
- Hit the Mark
- Hold a gun to his head
- Hold your fire
- Holster your (x)
- Hot as a pistol
- Hot Lead
- Hotter than a $2 pistol
- Hot shot
- In front of a firing squad
- In my sights
- In the Crosshairs
- In the line of fire
- Into the Breach
- Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?
- itchy trigger finger
- Jump the gun
- Just shoot me
- Keep your powder dry
- Knock down power
- Like a shot
- Loaded
- Loaded for bear
- Lock and load
- Lock stock and barrel
- Locked and loaded
- Long shot
- Loose cannon
- Magic bullet
- Mexican standoff
- Miss the mark
- Misfire
- More bang for your buck
- Fired in anger
- Offhand (comment / remark)
- Off like a shot
- On Target
- On the trigger
- On the mark
- One in the pipe
- Open fire
- Out of ammo
- Overshot
- Pack heat
- Packing heat
- Packing lead
- Parting shot
- Pea shooter
- Perfect shot
- Pistol packing
- Point blank (range)
- Pot Shot
- Powder Keg
- Pull the trigger
- Put a gun to your head
- Quick on the draw
- Quick on the trigger
- Rail Driver
- Ramrod it through
- Ramrod straight
- Rapid fire
- Ride shotgun
- Rifle through
- Rubber bullet
- Run toward the sound of gunfire
- Russian roulette
- Saturday night special
- Scattershot approach
- Setting your sights on..
- Sharp shooter
- Short fuse
- Shotgun wedding
- Small bore
- Storm of Bullets (Lead, etc)
- yelling “Shoot” in place of “Sh*t”
- Shoot blanks
- Shoot down in flames
- Shoot first, ask questions later
- Shoot from the hip
- Shooting for gold
- Shoot it out
- Shoot me that (email)
- Shoot me now
- Shot off his horse
- Shoot on sight
- Shoot straight
- Shoot the breeze
- Shoot the moon
- Shoot to kill
- Shoot your mouth off
- Shoot yourself in the foot
- Shoot your wad
- Shootin’ blanks
- Shooting blind
- Shooting left of center
- Shooting war
- Shot across the bows
- Shot down
- Shot for shot
- Shot glass
- Shot heard around the world
- Shot in the arm
- Shot in the foot
- Shot in the dark
- Shot through the roof
- Shot to hell
- Shot while trying to escape
- Shotgun wedding
- Silver bullet
- Skin that smoke wagon
- Smoke Pole
- Smoke wagon
- Smoking gun
- Snapshot
- Son of a gun
- Spray and pray
- Spraying Lead
- Stick to your guns
- Straight shooter
- Stopping Power.
- Sure as shootin
- Suppressing fire
- Tack Driver
- Take a pot shot at
- Take out the big guns
- Taking aim
- The Firing Line
- The whole shootin’ match
- Thumb the hammer
- Top Gun
- Trick shot
- Trigger happy
- Triggered
- Turkey shoot
- Under fire
- Under heavy fire
- Under the gun
- Who’s finger do you want on the trigger?
- With both barrels
- With guns blazing
- Worth a shot
- Your best shot
- Zeroing in
- Zip gun
We went LIVE to max out this list
