单词 | under fire |
释义 | under fireSEE SYNONYMS FOR under fire ON THESAURUS.COM Criticized or held responsible, as in The landlord is under fire for not repairing the roof. This expression originally referred to being within range of enemy guns; its figurative use dates from the late 1800s. Words nearby under fireunderexpose, underexposure, under false colors, underfeed, underfelt, under fire, underfired, underfloor, underflow, underfoot, underframe The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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