in the firing line
also in the line of fire, US also on the firing linelikely to be criticized, attacked, or got rid of:
He found himself in the firing line for his sexist remarks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unsafe and insecure
- at stake idiom
- be on the line idiom
- day
- endangered
- exposed
- indefensible
- insecure
- jeopardy
- precarious
- precariously
- shadow
- sketchy
- stake
- struggle
- threat
- unattended
- unbalanced
- unguarded
- unsafe
- unstable
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