bullet-stopper

slang A US Marine. Please, I'm no bullet-stopper—I was in the Air Force.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bullet-stopper

n. a U.S. Marine. (From the Persian Gulf War.) About a dozen bullet-stoppers came into the bar and the army guys tried to start a fight.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

pillow-biter
(something) blows
on one's
on someone's
(as) gay as a three-dollar bill
(Have you) been OK?
a copy
(Can I) give you a lift?
out of one's
(some city's) finest

References in periodicals archive

And you already have a solid customer base--every handgun customer--that would eagerly purchase a bullet-stopper if you stocked them.

Bullet stoppers--a product for every handgun customer

Big books tend to be known as "door-stoppers." But what about bullet-stoppers? A group of book-minded young folks affiliated with Electric Literature, including Jewcy editor (and Friend-of-The-Scroll) Jason Diamond, decided to find out which big 2010 novel is most adept at defending you from an assassination attempt; the results were filmed by Alex Markman, who is also, independently, a Friend-of-The-Scroll.

Which Book Can (Almost) Stop a Bullet?

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释义	bullet-stopper bullet-stopper slang A US Marine. Please, I'm no bullet-stopper—I was in the Air Force. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bullet-stopper n. a U.S. Marine. (From the Persian Gulf War.) About a dozen bullet-stoppers came into the bar and the army guys tried to start a fight. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: pillow-biter (something) blows on one's on someone's (as) gay as a three-dollar bill (Have you) been OK? a copy (Can I) give you a lift? out of one's (some city's) finest References in periodicals archive And you already have a solid customer base--every handgun customer--that would eagerly purchase a bullet-stopper if you stocked them. Bullet stoppers--a product for every handgun customer Big books tend to be known as "door-stoppers." But what about bullet-stoppers? A group of book-minded young folks affiliated with Electric Literature, including Jewcy editor (and Friend-of-The-Scroll) Jason Diamond, decided to find out which big 2010 novel is most adept at defending you from an assassination attempt; the results were filmed by Alex Markman, who is also, independently, a Friend-of-The-Scroll. Which Book Can (Almost) Stop a Bullet?
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