Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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GUNNING FOR A LAWSUIT

準備提起訴訟 / 打算打官司

「gun for something」表示全力爭取或瞄準某個目標,這裡惠特曼和律師「gunning for a lawsuit」,意思就是他們正準備提起訴訟,要告警察局。

WHITMAN AND HIS LAWYER ARE IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW,
GUNNING FOR A LAWSUIT. NO, NOT THAT.
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW IS COMING TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME ON HIS WAY TO JFK.