gunning for

gunning for
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 — (someone) trying to hurt or defeat someone. Now that we re the champions, everybody s going to be gunning for us. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of gunning for someone (= to try to find someone so you can shoot them) …   New idioms dictionary

  • gunning for someone — gunning for (someone) trying to hurt or defeat someone. Now that we re the champions, everybody s going to be gunning for us. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of gunning for someone (= to try to find someone so you can shoot them) …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • gunning for, be —  Be intent on causing trouble for …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • be gunning for someone — be gunning for (someone) 1. to try to harm or defeat someone. The coach has been gunning for me from the day I joined the team. 2. to support someone. Which side will you be gunning for in the elections? …   New idioms dictionary

  • be gunning for — (someone) 1. to try to harm or defeat someone. The coach has been gunning for me from the day I joined the team. 2. to support someone. Which side will you be gunning for in the elections? …   New idioms dictionary

  • (be) gunning for somebody — be ˈgunning for sb derived (informal) to be looking for an opportunity to blame or attack sb • I don t want your father gunning for me if we re back late. Main entry: ↑gunderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) gunning for something — be ˈgunning for sth derived to be competing for or trying hard to get sth • She s gunning for the top job. Main entry: ↑gunderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gunning Transceiver Logic — or GTL is a type of logic signalling used to drive electronic backplane buses. It has a voltage swing between 0.4 volts and 1.2 volts, much lower than that used in TTL and CMOS logic, and symmetrical parallel resistive termination. The maximum… …   Wikipedia

  • Gunning Transceiver Logic — o GTL es un tipo de lógica de señalización utilizado para transmitir en buses electrónicos tipo Backplane. Tiene una oscilación de voltaje de entre 0,4 y 1,2 Volts, mucho menor que el utilizado en TTL y la lógica CMOS y paralelamente simétrica a… …   Wikipedia Español

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