Смысл: shotgun 
shotgun [ʹʃɒtgʌn]
n воен.
<Í> 1) дробовик, дробовое ружьё
2)амер.
♢ 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. кого-л., что-л. ); б) шутл. автомобиля )
<Í> 1) дробовик, дробовое ружьё
2)
sit shotgun Идиома
shotgun wedding
Idiom(s): shotgun weddingTheme: 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
shotgunIn addition to the idiom beginning with shotgun, also see ride shotgun.
sit shotgun
To ride in the advanced commuter bench of a car. An allusion to date coaches in the 19th-century US, which were generally adequate from outlaws by addition who sat wielding a shotgun abutting to the driver. Mom, Jake got to sit shotgun this morning—it's my turn! OK, let's get aback on the road. Who wants to sit shotgun?Learn more: shotgun, sit
An sit 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 sit shotgun, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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