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
Andreiahn-DRYAY (Russian)Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic
Rearden-Irish
CelsoCHEL-so (Italian), THEL-so (Spanish), SEL-so (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
GandalfGAN-dahlf (English)Norse Mythology, Literature
Bartholomaios-Biblical Greek
Innocentius-Late Roman