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on the firing line

on the firing line

also in the firing line
in a situation that attracts criticism The judge found himself on the firing line from women for remarks he made about discrimination in the workplace.
Related vocabulary: in the line of fire
See also: firing, line, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarpusKAHR-pəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Raabi'a-Arabic
ElenEL-enWelsh
Magee[mə'gi:]
Makar-Russian
Raffaella-Italian
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