Смысл: shotgunshotgun[ʹʃɒtgʌn] nвоен. <Í> 1) дробовик, дробовое ружьё 2) амер.пулемёт ♢shotgun marriage - а) вынужденная женитьба; брак поневоле, чтобы «покрыть грех»; б) вынужденный союз; the coalition government was obviously a shotgun marriage - коалиционное правительство явно было браком поневоле to ride shotgun - преим.амер.а) охранять в пути (кого-л., что-л.); б) шутл.сидеть рядом с водителем (автомобиля) Í>
shotgun Идиома
shotgun wedding
Idiom(s): shotgun wedding
Theme: MARRIAGE
a forced wedding. (Informal. From imagery of the bride's father having threatened the bridegroom with a shotgun to force him to marry.) • Mary was six months pregnant when she married Bill. It was a real shotgun wedding. • Bob would never have married Jane if she hadn't been pregnant. Jane's father saw to it that it was a shotgun wedding.
Ride shotgun
If you ride shotgun, you protect or guard something when it is being transported.
Shotgun marriage
A shotgun marriage, or shotgun wedding, is one that is forced because of pregnancy. It is also used idiomatically for a compromise, agreement or arrangement that is forced upon groups or people by necessity.
Sitting Shotgun
Riding in the front passenger seat of a car.
shotgun
shotgun In addition to the idiom beginning with shotgun, also see ride shotgun.
An shotgun idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with shotgun, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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