The troops were under fire for weeks. The president has come under fire for vetoing the bill to cut taxes. Browse undeniably. Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes. Image credits. Word of the Day have a heart of gold.
Blog Outsets and onsets! Read More. November 08, To top. It could explain the literal meaning of the phrase. The idiomatic expression has been used since the s. The figurative is less difficult to discern. It can be said that questions or accusations are fired at them in much the same way as bullets out of a gun.
The phrase has a negative connotation as compliments are rarely fired at someone. We can only guess where it originated as no definitive information is available. Today it is used more commonly in its figurative form. 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 s.
But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today? It is grandstanding for a right rarely protected unless under immediate attack. The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.
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