- gunning for something
- gunning for (something)
trying to achieve something.
Students gunning for admission to one of the top colleges often believe their test scores are the most important thing.
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gunning for something
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gunning for — (something) trying to achieve something. Students gunning for admission to one of the top colleges often believe their test scores are the most important thing … New idioms dictionary
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gun — gun1 W2S2 [gʌn] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Gunnilda, a woman s name, from Old Norse Gunnhildr] 1.) a metal weapon which shoots bullets or ↑shells have/hold/carry a gun ▪ I could see he was carrying a gun. ▪ I ve never fired a gun in … Dictionary of contemporary English
