Everyday Office Jargon · Executive level

"Pull the bullet out of the gun"

To "pull the bullet out of the gun" means to eliminate the risk associated with a decision before committing to it.

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How "Pull the bullet out of the gun" shows up at work

Executives reach for this phrase when they want to approve something but need someone to handle the downside first. It sounds decisive while actually assigning a task to someone else to make the scary part disappear.

Buzzword

We can move forward once we Pull the bullet out of the gun on the compliance side.

Plain English

We can move forward once we remove the compliance risk from this decision.

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