hold a gun to (someone's) head

El Vikivortaro

instigi, urĝi: don't hold a gun to my head, ne urĝu min; ne faru premon sur min.

Exert pressure on someone, as in How could I refuse when she was holding a gun to my head?

Deveno
This hyperbolic expression dates from the first half of the 1900s.
Derivaĵoj
at gunpoint