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come under fire
come under fire
to be criticized (often + from ) Last night's announcement quickly came under fire from the trade unions. (sometimes + for ) Mr Johnson has since come under fire for being sarcastic and dismissive of his clients.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Iair | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Kipling | | KIP-ling | English (Rare) |
Topaz | | TO-paz | English (Rare) |
Amour | | - | French |
Wulfric | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
Yuuna | | yoo:-nah | Japanese |