firing line

noun [S]

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be in the firing line (US on the firing line) › to be in a position where you are likely to be criticized or blamed: The firm is the first in the firing line over corporate 'abuses'. Affirmative action policies and programs are on the firing line.

(Definition of firing line noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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