Be/come under fire In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be/come under fire", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eliza Chau calendar 2021-07-10 11:07

Meaning of Be/come under fire

Be/come under fire American verb phrase

To be severely judged or criticized

Alissa came under fire when she refused to cooperate with the police.

He was under fire after he was exposed as a liar and a cheat.

To be attacked with gunshots

Did he come under fire? The injury was terrible!

The President was under fire from the opposite direction.

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The pot calling the kettle black

Used to describe a situation in which people criticize and blame someone else for a fault, mistake or weakness that they also have themselves

give (one) the works

1. To physically attack someone or use physical violence against someone 

2. To provide a person with all of the possible choices

bash (someone's) brains in

To hit, attack or strike someone in a way that causes serious injury or death

pepper with

1. To sprinkle or cover something with a lot of something 
2. To add or mix a lot of something in something such as a speech,video, story etc
3. To continuously attack someone or something with something such as stones, bullets, etc

lay into (someone or something)

Used to describe attacking someone verbally or physically.

Grammar and Usage of Be/come under fire

Verb Forms

  • came under fire
  • comes under fire
  • coming under fire
  • was under fire
  • were under fire
  • being under fire
  • is/are/am under fire

Động từ “come” và “be” cần phải được chia tùy vào thì của nó.

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