VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

In the firing line

Meaning:

If people are in the firing line, they are in a situation where they are likely to be criticized or attacked.

Examples:

  • Nor is Eissa the only one in the firing line.
  • Whales are not the only ones in the firing line.
  • It looks like you were in the firing line this time.
  • Planet Earth is right in the firing line.
  • And Earth is in the firing line.
  • Just once, he put himself in the firing line.
  • Just once, he put himself in the firing line.
  • We ended up right in the firing line.
  • Believe me, you're in the firing line.
  • On the Moon and Mars, you are directly in the firing line.