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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AdoraciÓN	-	Spanish
LourenÇO	law-REN-soo (Portuguese), law-REN-soo (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese
Dema	-	Arabic
Lolita	[ləu'li:tə]
Cahir	-	Irish
Adela	ə-DEL-ə (English), ah-DE-lah (Polish)	English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Ancient Germanic