loonie. stare down. "To stare down the barrel of a gun" .Down Under. Mutant Message Down Under

stare down

phrasal verb of stare

1. look fixedly at someone, typically in a hostile or intimidating way, until they feel forced to look away.

   "the two stared each other down after the match"

"To stare down the barrel of a gun" means to be directly facing a very dangerous or unpleasant situation, often implying imminent threat, like looking directly into the end of a gun pointed at you; it essentially means to be confronted with something potentially harmful or life-threatening. 

loonie
/ˈluːni/
noun
informal•Canadian
plural noun: looniesa Canadian one-dollar coin, introduced in 1987.

Mutant Message Down Under, Tenth Anniversary Edition Paperback

An American woman is summoned by a remote tribe of nomadic Aboriginals who call themselves the “Real People” to accompany them on a four-month-long walkabout through the Outback. While traveling barefoot with them through 1,400 miles of rugged desert terrain, she learns a new way of life, including their methods of healing, based on the wisdom of their 50,000-year-old culture. Ultimately, she experiences a dramatic personal transformation.

Down Under

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The term Down Under is a colloquialism differently construed to refer to Australia and New Zealand, or the Pacific island countries collectively.