firing line

Word family adjectivefiredfirelessfireproofnounfirerfiringfire alarmfire antfirearmfirebackfireballfirebombfirebombingfireboxfirebrandfirebratfirebreakfirebrickfire brigadefirebugfirecrackerfirecrestfiredampfire departmentfiredogfire doorfiredrakefire drillfire-eaterfire enginefire escapefire extinguisherfirefightfirefighterfirefightingfirefloatfireflyfireguardfirehousefirelightfirelighterfirelockfiremanfiremarkfirepanfireplacefireplugfirepotfirepowerfireproofingfire-raisingfire salefirescreenfireshipfiresidefire stationfirestonefirethornfiretrapfire truckfirewallfirewaterfireweedfirewomanfirewoodfireworkfirewormfiring linefiring squadfire

ˈfiring line noun

(be) in the firing line BLAMEto be in a position or situation in which you can be attacked or blamed for something, often unfairly （处于）首当其冲受攻击[责备]的地位[情形]

Examples from the Corpus

(be) in the firing line• Foreign tourists are also in the firing line.• Unveiled Benefits are also thought to be in the firing line.• Its application does put its exponents in the firing line of critical appraisal.• Read in studio A family is living in the firing line of over-enthusiastic golfers because of a planning mistake.• And some sources believe the proposal for a £75m prison at Fazakerley is one option now in the firing line.• He put his old enemy, corporate power, in the firing line.• We're public figures and so therefore we know we're in the firing line.• The Law Society too was in the firing line.

Examples from the Corpus

firing line• Foreign tourists are also in the firing line.• Its application does put its exponents in the firing line of critical appraisal.• We're public figures and so therefore we know we're in the firing line.• The Law Society too was in the firing line.• But many other speakers and writers stray into the firing line.

词汇	firing line
释义	firing line Word family adjectivefiredfirelessfireproofnounfirerfiringfire alarmfire antfirearmfirebackfireballfirebombfirebombingfireboxfirebrandfirebratfirebreakfirebrickfire brigadefirebugfirecrackerfirecrestfiredampfire departmentfiredogfire doorfiredrakefire drillfire-eaterfire enginefire escapefire extinguisherfirefightfirefighterfirefightingfirefloatfireflyfireguardfirehousefirelightfirelighterfirelockfiremanfiremarkfirepanfireplacefireplugfirepotfirepowerfireproofingfire-raisingfire salefirescreenfireshipfiresidefire stationfirestonefirethornfiretrapfire truckfirewallfirewaterfireweedfirewomanfirewoodfireworkfirewormfiring linefiring squadfire ˈfiring line noun (be) in the firing line BLAMEto be in a position or situation in which you can be attacked or blamed for something, often unfairly （处于）首当其冲受攻击[责备]的地位[情形] Examples from the Corpus (be) in the firing line• Foreign tourists are also in the firing line.• Unveiled Benefits are also thought to be in the firing line.• Its application does put its exponents in the firing line of critical appraisal.• Read in studio A family is living in the firing line of over-enthusiastic golfers because of a planning mistake.• And some sources believe the proposal for a £75m prison at Fazakerley is one option now in the firing line.• He put his old enemy, corporate power, in the firing line.• We're public figures and so therefore we know we're in the firing line.• The Law Society too was in the firing line. Examples from the Corpus firing line• Foreign tourists are also in the firing line.• Its application does put its exponents in the firing line of critical appraisal.• We're public figures and so therefore we know we're in the firing line.• The Law Society too was in the firing line.• But many other speakers and writers stray into the firing line.
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