be in the firing line/in the line of firea) CRITICIZEto be one of the people who could be criticized or blamed for something 在受批评者之列,成为批评[指责]的对象 As one of the president’s chief advisers, he’s bound to be in the firing line. 作为总统的首席顾问之一,他势必成为批评的对象。
b) PMto be in a place where a bullet etc might hit you 在火线上,在射程范围内 A couple of civilians were caught in the firing line. 几个平民被困在火线上。
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