(be) in the firing lineBLAMEto 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]
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(be) in the firing line• Foreigntourists are also in the firing line.• UnveiledBenefits are also thought to be in the firing line.• Its application does put its exponentsin the firing line of criticalappraisal.• 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 £75mprison 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 LawSociety too was in the firing line.
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firing line• Foreigntourists are also in the firing line.• Its application does put its exponents in the firing line of criticalappraisal.• 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 writersstray into the firing line.