The idiom go great guns has evolved from a British nautical phrase in use since the late eighteenth century, to blow great guns, which describes a violent wind storm. The term became go great guns to mean to do something with great vigor sometime in the 1800s.

successful manner Informal. in a relentlessly energetic or successful manner: The new president has the company going great guns.

My brother's going great guns in his new job, and he should get his first promotion next week. We're going great guns in our online business, so I'm thinking of quitting my day job.

said to mean that someone is being very successful at something. The firm's chairman and managing director is going great guns with his expansion plans. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.

Definition of 'to stick to your guns' If you stick to your guns, you continue to have your own opinion about something even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong. He should have stuck to his guns and refused to meet her.

A marksman is someone who is excellent at shooting a gun. A skilled marksman hits the bull's eye every time.

Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion to your walks." -- Thomas Jefferson, writing to his teenaged nephew. "Taking my gun away because I might shoot someone is like cutting my tongue out because I might yell `Fire!' in a crowded theater."

to aim a gun, camera, light, etc. at someone or something He carefully trained his gun on the suspect.

Weapon Quotes

• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
• The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
• The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
• The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

Trick shot, side grip, and “gangsta” style. These are a few of the nicknames given to a very distinctive style of one-handed shooting. Using one hand, and then canting the gun to align the sights with the dominant eye primarily characterize this style.

Synonyms of 'gunman' armed man or woman or person, hitman or woman, gunslinger.

A shootout, also called a firefight, gunfight, or gun battle, is a combat situation between armed parties using guns.