in the firing line

idiom

British
: in a place or position not protected from attack or criticism

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Sweeping tariffs shake the auto industry and its consumers Audi is directly in the firing line of Trump's tariffs, with its best-selling U.S. model, the Q5, produced in Mexico, and its remaining models all coming from Europe or elsewhere. Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 The most prominent in the firing line was Perkins Coie, the firm that represented the presidential campaign of 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 22 Mar. 2025 Luxury products are directly in the firing line of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, as they are frequently manufactured in Europe and exported Stateside. Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025 In other words, low-income kids with undocumented immigrant parents and older survivors living abroad with foreign family members as payees are squarely in the firing line. Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the firing line

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“In the firing line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20firing%20line. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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