- under fire
- being asked many difficult questions
After your speech, you will be under fire from reporters.
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under fire
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under fire — {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood firm under fire of the enemy./ * /The principal was under fire for not sending the boys home who stole the car./ … Dictionary of American idioms
under fire — {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood firm under fire of the enemy./ * /The principal was under fire for not sending the boys home who stole the car./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Under Fire — may refer to:* Under Fire (film), a 1983 film starring Gene Hackman * Under Fire (novel) (French: Le Feu ), a novel by Henri Barbusse * Under Fire ( Dad s Army episode), an episode of the British sitcom Dad s Army * Avalon Hill s UNDER FIRE! , a… … Wikipedia
Under fire — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under Fire — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Under Fire, auch: Unter Feuer Originaltitel Under Fire Produktionsland … Deutsch Wikipedia
Under Fire (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Under Fire: The Story of a Squad title orig = Le Feu: journal d une escouade translator = Robin Buss image caption = author = Henri Barbusse illustrator = cover artist = country = Flagicon|France France language = French… … Wikipedia
Under Fire (Dad's Army episode) — TV episode= Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=012 Under Fire script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=Harold Snoad producer=David Croft recorded=Wednesday 27/11/68 original transmission=Saturday 5/4/69 7.00pm series=Two length=30… … Wikipedia
Under Fire (film) — Infobox Film name = Under Fire image size = 175px caption = original film poster director = Roger Spottiswoode producer = Jonathan Taplin writer = Clayton Frohman and Ron Shelton starring = Nick Nolte Gene Hackman Joanna Cassidy Ed Harris Jean… … Wikipedia
under fire — phrasal 1. exposed to fire from an enemy s weapons 2. under attack … New Collegiate Dictionary
Avalon Hill's UNDER FIRE! — Under Fire! is a computer game released by Avalon Hill in 1985.Description Under Fire was a tactical level computer game released by Avalon Hill s computer division in 1985 but like most Avalon Hill computer games, was behind the industry… … Wikipedia
Courage Under Fire — Theatrical release poster Directed by Edward Zwick Produced by … Wikipedia
