Under-fire Definition

adjective

Subjected to enemy attack.

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(idiomatic) Criticized or held responsible for something.

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Synonyms:
  • under attack

Under-fire Sentence Examples

  • Changes to the song also came under fire.

  • The crew left the ship because it was under fire.

  • The crew left the ship in the only cutter left under fire.

  • And his division remained under fire for some time quite uselessly.

  • Kohlberg's and Piaget's theories have come under fire.

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