Under Fire

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.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: subjected to enemy attack or censure
  Synonym: under attack

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Under Fire may refer to:

• Under Fire (novel) (French: Le Feu), a novel by Henri Barbusse
• Under Fire, a 1957 film starring Rex Reason
• Under Fire, a 1983 film starring Nick Nolte
• Under Fire, 2003 documentary TV series, written and presented by Dan Cruickshank
• "Under Fire" (Dad's Army episode), an episode of the British sitcom Dad's Army
• Avalon Hill's UNDER FIRE!, a computer game
• "Under Fire", a song by Axium from The Story Thus Far
• Under Fire (arcade game) A 1993 rail-shooting arcade game by: Taito Corporation.

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