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.
See also: come, fire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ea (1)-Near Eastern Mythology
Silvestersil-VES-tər (English)Dutch, English, Slovene, Slovak, German, Late Roman
Darina (1)-Irish
LillieLIL-eeEnglish
RamŪNas-Lithuanian
Fitch[fitʃ]