eat lead

[retro]

Can we say "eat lead!" as a threat to kill somebody.
Eg. You're gonna eat lead!

[Delmobile]

Why, yes. I believe so.

Urban Dictionary: eat lead

[native speaker, not a teacher]

[retro]

Why, yes. I believe so.

Urban Dictionary: eat lead

[native speaker, not a teacher]

I just read this: "Eat lead!" yelled the bank robber as he fired his gun at the police outside."

I didn't know if "eat lead" was used as a threat. So, the robber could also say to the police: You're gonna eat lead if you don't get out! Right?

[blouen]

I just read this: "Eat lead!" yelled the bank robber as he fired his gun at the police outside."

I didn't know if "eat lead" was used as a threat. So, the robber could also say to the police: You're gonna eat lead if you don't get out! Right?

"Let them eat lead!"

[mykwyner]

Eat lead is kind of dated as a metaphor. I remember it being popular in cowboy movies and TV shows from the 1950s. Today's slang is more like, "I'm gonna bust a cap in yo' ass."

[blouen]

Eat lead is kind of dated as a metaphor. I remember it being popular in cowboy movies and TV shows from the 1950s. Today's slang is more like, "I'm gonna bust a cap in yo' ass."

Does it still mean the same as "eating lead"?

[mykwyner]

Yes, the meaning is the same: "I'm going to shoot you!"

[blouen]

Yes, the meaning is the same: "I'm going to shoot you!"

So why would you shoot his ass if you could aim at his heart?

bust a cap = to shoot

[mykwyner]

In American slang ass has a lot of uses.

Get your ass out of here! (Get out of here.)
She has a big-ass car. (She has a big car.)
She has big-ass teeth. (She has big teeth.)
Your ass is grass. (You are in big trouble.)
I'll have your ass in a sling. (I'm going to cause trouble for you.)
His ass is mine. (I'm going to beat him in a competition.)

The list is endless.

[blouen]

In American slang ass has a lot of uses.

Get your ass out of here! (Get out of here.)
She has a big-ass car. (She has a big car.)
She has big-ass teeth. (She has big teeth.)
Your ass is grass. (You are in big trouble.)
I'll have your ass in a sling. (I'm going to cause trouble for you.)
His ass is mine. (I'm going to beat him in a competition.)

The list is endless.

Does your examples imply that you can just insert "ass" in almost any sentence you make?