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under fire1Being shot at: observers sent to look for the men came under heavy fire...- Armies would thus come under fire long before they could even see their enemy, let alone attack his positions.
- At Pourville, too, the South Saskatchewan Regiment beached without coming under fire.
- Sgt Cox showed personal courage and skill while under fire from hostile militia.
1.1Being rigorously criticized: the president was under fire from all sides...- The penny seems to have dropped at head office, which has been under fire from critics for its woeful neglect of its European operations.
- He is already under fire from critics in his own party for failing to return immediately to Washington once the hijackings got under way.
- A public schools district plan to teach a bible course is coming under fire from critics.
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