Fuente de la expresión
Collins Spanish-English Dictionary
Estructura completa
to have (somebody) a shotgun wedding
Contexto
Kay Mellor: ‘I had a shotgun wedding at 16. I’m still married at 63’.
As a pregnant teenager, Kay Mellor considered suicide. Now, 40 years on, she’s written about childbirth in a BBC TV drama.
All sorts make babies and so all sorts end up attending antenatal classes at maternity hospitals. These sessions are such rich human assortment boxes that it is surprising that no British television dramatist has chosen to pick from them until now.
Fuente del contexto
The Times
Tipo de fuente
Periódico
Autor
Andrew Billen
Título de la fuente
Kay Mellor: ‘I had a shotgun wedding at 16. I’m still married at 63’
Año
2014
Web
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kay-mellor-i-had-a-shotgun-wedding-at-16-im-still-married-at-63-dwhg9c6tr8l
Observaciones
From imagery of the bride’s father having threatened the bridegroom with a shotgun to force him to marry.
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Frecuente