Idioms for gun
Origin of gun
1
1300–50; 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
gun·less, adjectiveWords nearby gun
gumshoe,
gumsucker,
gumtree,
gumweed,
gumwood,
gun,
gun brig,
gun camera,
gun carriage,
gun control,
gun crew
British Dictionary definitions for jump the gun
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)
Idioms and Phrases with jump the gun (1 of 2)
jump the gun
Start doing something too soon, act too hastily. For example, The local weather bureau jumped the gun on predicting a storm; it didn't happen for another two days. This expression alludes to starting a race before the starter's gun has gone off, and supplants the earlier beat the pistol, which dates from about 1900. [Mid-1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with jump the gun (2 of 2)
gun