caught in the crossfire
Definition
› to be involved in a situation where people around you are arguing: The Health Minister, who resigned today, claims she is an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of the current battle over inflation.Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will
(Definition of caught in the crossfire from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attendee noun
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- be on the case idiom
- engage in sth phrasal verb
- enter verb (COMPETITION)
- excursion noun
- get (sb) into sth phrasal verb
- get the bit between your teeth idiom
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- in on sth idiom
- in too deep idiom
- joiner noun (TAKING PART)
- mess with sth/sb phrasal verb
- muscle in phrasal verb
- partake verb (TAKE PART)
- participant noun
- participate verb
- take sth up phrasal verb (START)
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