with guns blazing
idiom
: while firing guns
They stepped out from behind the building with guns blazing.
—often used figuratively with respect to forceful effortThe team came out with all guns blazing in the second half.
Examples of with guns blazing in a Sentence
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Before Keats can shake off Michelle and Cosmo, Robot Deactivation Task Force agent Colonel Bradbury (Giancarlo Esposito) descends on them with guns blazing, forcing them to team up and flee.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Studio animation came back with guns blazing — Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4 and Moana 2 all appear certain to land in the top 5.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This Ranger has come out of the gate with guns blazing.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
Avoid starting your discussions with guns blazing.
—Matt Lowe, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
The plot moved forward steadily, coherently, and with guns blazing.
—Clayton Purdom, Chron, 21 Dec. 2022
That yields the movie’s best dramatic scene, in which Jack confronts Elinor with guns blazing and the tough-as-nails columnist coolly douses his fire with some hard truths about the ephemeral nature of stardom.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
No one stormed into Trump’s home unannounced with guns blazing, awakening him from a sound sleep and scaring him into paralysis.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
No troops crossed the border with guns blazing.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2022
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Studio animation came back with guns blazing — Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4 and Moana 2 all appear certain to land in the top 5.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This Ranger has come out of the gate with guns blazing.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
Avoid starting your discussions with guns blazing.
—Matt Lowe, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
The plot moved forward steadily, coherently, and with guns blazing.
—Clayton Purdom, Chron, 21 Dec. 2022
That yields the movie’s best dramatic scene, in which Jack confronts Elinor with guns blazing and the tough-as-nails columnist coolly douses his fire with some hard truths about the ephemeral nature of stardom.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022
No one stormed into Trump’s home unannounced with guns blazing, awakening him from a sound sleep and scaring him into paralysis.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
No troops crossed the border with guns blazing.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2022
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“With guns blazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20guns%20blazing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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