under fire

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• under fire — {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood firm under fire of the enemy./ * /The principal was under fire for not sending the boys home who stole the car./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• under fire — {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood firm under fire of the enemy./ * /The principal was under fire for not sending the boys home who stole the car./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Under Fire — may refer to:* Under Fire (film), a 1983 film starring Gene Hackman * Under Fire (novel) (French: Le Feu ), a novel by Henri Barbusse * Under Fire ( Dad s Army episode), an episode of the British sitcom Dad s Army * Avalon Hill s UNDER FIRE! , a… …   Wikipedia

• Under fire — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Under Fire — est un film américain réalisé par Roger Spottiswoode en 1983. Il met en vedette Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris et Jean Louis Trintignant. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Under Fire — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Under Fire, auch: Unter Feuer Originaltitel Under Fire Produktionsland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• under fire — adjective a) subjected to enemy attack Meanwhile, the governments own Human Services department is under fire from the Ombudsman for its failure to protect children in its care. b) criticized or held responsible for something …   Wiktionary

• Under Fire (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Under Fire: The Story of a Squad title orig = Le Feu: journal d une escouade translator = Robin Buss image caption = author = Henri Barbusse illustrator = cover artist = country = Flagicon|France France language = French… …   Wikipedia

• Under Fire (Dad's Army episode) — TV episode= Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=012 Under Fire script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=Harold Snoad producer=David Croft recorded=Wednesday 27/11/68 original transmission=Saturday 5/4/69 7.00pm series=Two length=30… …   Wikipedia

• Under Fire (film) — Infobox Film name = Under Fire image size = 175px caption = original film poster director = Roger Spottiswoode producer = Jonathan Taplin writer = Clayton Frohman and Ron Shelton starring = Nick Nolte Gene Hackman Joanna Cassidy Ed Harris Jean… …   Wikipedia

• under fire — phrasal 1. exposed to fire from an enemy s weapons 2. under attack …   New Collegiate Dictionary