shoot first, got it? <on me>

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sum41111

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Hello,

My question is out of a movie call "The white house down", which tells a hero saves the U.S. president's life from an emergency.A dialogue in this movie makes me confused.

A man said: " Diamond formation, stay low, stay close, shoot first, got it? on me."

I just can't understand the wording "on me", Is it a too Spoken English expression and the man in the moive
omit sth in his saying? Just want to know "what on that man"

Thanks a lot!
 

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I believe it means "follow my lead".
 

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Possibly — or 'on my command'.

sum41111, please take the trouble to write something in full.

The non-standard abbreviation sth is only acceptable as a space-saver in dictionaries.
 

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Hello,

My question is [STRIKE]out of[/STRIKE] about a quote from a movie call "The White House Down", which tells the story of a hero who saves the U.S. president's life [STRIKE]from[/STRIKE] in an emergency. A dialogue in this movie makes me confused.

A man said: "Diamond formation, stay low, stay close, shoot first, got it? On me."

I just can't understand the wording "on me". Is it a [STRIKE]too[/STRIKE] spoken English expression and the man in the [STRIKE]moive[/STRIKE] movie omitted [STRIKE]sth[/STRIKE] something? [STRIKE]in his saying?[/STRIKE] I just want to know "what on that man" (the underlined part is unfinished and makes no sense).
Thanks a lot!

See my corrections above, marked in red.
 

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stay low, stay close, shoot first......
Does it mean if you want to shoot the aim accuratily, please follow my instruction?
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No. They are multiple orders given in quick succession, because of the danger.

"stay low" = "Do not stand up, because you will get shot".

"stay close" = "Do not disperse, or we will lose contact with each other and you will make yourself an easy target".

"shoot first" = "Don't let them shoot you, shoot them first".
 

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You sometimes hear "shoot first, ask questions later."
 

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Does it mean if you want to shoot the aim accuratily, please follow my instruction?
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We do not say "shoot the aim", and accurately is the correct spelling.
 
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