GUN (SOMEBODY) DOWN


Meaning of GUN (SOMEBODY) DOWN in English

gun somebody ↔ down phrasal verb [usually passive] ( see also ↑ gun )

to shoot someone and badly injure or kill them, especially someone who cannot defend themselves:

A policeman was gunned down as he left his house this morning.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.