in the firing line
(also in the line of fire, US also on the firing line)Definition
› likely to be criticized, attacked, or got rid of: He found himself in the firing line for his sexist remarks.Unsafe and insecure
(Definition of in the firing line from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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in the depth(s) of winter idiom
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in the doghouse idiom
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in the face of sth idiom
- in the firing line idiom
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in the first/second place idiom
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in the flesh idiom
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in the flower of sb's youth idiom
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in the fullness of time idiom
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in the heat of the moment idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- at stake idiom
- be on the line idiom
- endangered adjective
- exposed adjective
- hang by a thread idiom
- indefensible adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT SAFE)
- jeopardy noun
- precarious adjective
- precariously adverb
- sb's/sth's days are numbered idiom
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shaky adjective (WEAK)
- struggle verb (EFFORT)
- threat noun
- unattended adjective
- unbalanced adjective (NOT FIRM)
- unguarded adjective
- unsound adjective (WEAK)
- unstable adjective
Topic:
Unsafe and insecure
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