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in the firing line idiom(alsoin the line of fire); (US alsoon the firing line) likely to be criticized, attacked, or got rid of: 易遭到批评(或攻击、抛弃) He found himself in the firing line for his sexist remarks.他发现自己因言辞带有性别歧视而备受抨击。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Unsafe and insecure appealingly at stakeidiom be on the lineidiom day insecure insecurely insecurity instable jeopardy security breach shaky sketchy someone's/something's days are numberedidiom threat threatened unbalanced unscreened unsecured unsound unsupervised
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