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un·der fire
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Princeton's WordNet
under attack(p), under fire(p)adjective
subjected to enemy attack or censure
"an official under fire for mismanagement"
Wiktionary
under fireadjective
subjected to enemy attack
under fireadjective
criticized or held responsible for something
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under fire
"Under fire" generally implies being subjected to criticism, attacks, or intense questioning regarding one's actions, decisions or performance. In a literal sense, it can also mean being shot at or being exposed to some form of combat or danger.
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Under Fire
Under Fire is a 1983 political film set during the last days of the Nicaraguan revolution that ended the Somoza regime in 1979 Nicaragua. It stars Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy. The musical score by Jerry Goldsmith, which featured well-known jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, was nominated for an Academy Award. The editing by Mark Conte and John Bloom was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of under fire in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of under fire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of under fire in a Sentence
Because I knew we had all come under fire, I guess I had assumed that all of the airframes took some damage because we all went down.
There is no green corridor, people, at their own risk, leave the city limits under fire. Not all succeed.
My jaw just hit the floor and my eyebrows just hit the ceiling, you would think an organization that has come under fire for so many years for its relations with food companies might pick something other than a highly processed cheese product for its first endorsement.
A (paramilitary) Basij base in Nik Shahr came under ... fire this morning and several from the Revolutionary Guards communications personnel who were wiring the base were hit, five of the Guards personnel were wounded and one was martyred.
A combined force of Nigerien and U.S. military members came under fire from a formation of violent extremists, we assessed 11 enemy killed in action, including two wearing suicide vests, and one weapons cache destroyed during this mission.
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