hold a gun to somebody's head

== English == === Alternative forms === hold a gun to someone's head === Pronunciation === === Verb === put a gun to someone's head (third-person singular simple present puts a gun to someone's head, present participle putting a gun to someone's head, simple past and past participle put a gun to someone's head) (idiomatic) To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action. ==== Translations ====