under fire

1. Criticized or held responsible, as in The landlord is under fire for not repairing the roof. This expression originally referred to being within range of enemy guns; its figurative use dates from the late 1800s.

Example Sentences

But with hospitals coming under fire and running out of supplies, medical care is scarce.

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Newcastle have repeatedly come under fire from figures with Bayern links since the deal was completed.

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He immediately came under fire within Israel, with opposition leader Yair Lapid writing: "Today saw a weary and whining Israeli prime minister, in a speech overloaded with overused gimmicks"

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Campbell came under fire when the Daily Telegraph published details of MPs' expenses in 2009.

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She also praised ICE and other federal agents she said worked under fire to remove detainees from vans and get them to safety.

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