draw fire
idiom
: to attract angry criticism
The principal's remarks have drawn fire from both parents and teachers.
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During the battle, Puckett sprinted across an open area to draw fire so that Rangers could spot and target enemy machine-gunners.
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Stephen Groves, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
Still, the comment, and Friday's explanation, have continued to draw fire in recent days.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 July 2024
Biden’s immigration and energy policies draw fire Two of the interviewees bashed Biden’s immigration stance.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
But initial friendly relations between the Trump and Kennedy camps have dried up as the environmental lawyer’s left-wing leanings draw fire from Trumpworld.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 June 2024
Puckett sprinted across the open area to draw fire so that Rangers could find and destroy enemy machine-gunners.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The tentative agreement with the U.S. investors is far less likely to draw fire from clubhouses and Congress than the earth-shattering decision to combine forces with the Saudis.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Manion, a Naval Academy graduate, died while attempting to draw fire from his patrol.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
Moreover, the first wave was often used simply to draw fire, in order to identify Ukrainian positions, which were then targeted by artillery.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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Stephen Groves, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
Still, the comment, and Friday's explanation, have continued to draw fire in recent days.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 July 2024
Biden’s immigration and energy policies draw fire Two of the interviewees bashed Biden’s immigration stance.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
But initial friendly relations between the Trump and Kennedy camps have dried up as the environmental lawyer’s left-wing leanings draw fire from Trumpworld.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 June 2024
Puckett sprinted across the open area to draw fire so that Rangers could find and destroy enemy machine-gunners.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The tentative agreement with the U.S. investors is far less likely to draw fire from clubhouses and Congress than the earth-shattering decision to combine forces with the Saudis.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Manion, a Naval Academy graduate, died while attempting to draw fire from his patrol.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
Moreover, the first wave was often used simply to draw fire, in order to identify Ukrainian positions, which were then targeted by artillery.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
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“Draw fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20fire. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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