line of fire
noun phrase
: the place where bullets are being shot
Some civilians got caught in the line of fire.
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Postmortems will be conducted to answer the question of how someone was able to lay down a direct line of fire on a political rally.
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Jacob Ware, TIME, 15 July 2024
Our position on the hill behind our apartment shrouded us from the line of fire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
These kids find themselves in a double line of fire, attacked in person and online by their peers (and increasingly, their peers’ parents) and disciplined by the institutions that are meant to guide them.
—Gayle Forman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Praying for President Trump, others in the line of fire, and our entire country.
—Hannah Dormido, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
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Jacob Ware, TIME, 15 July 2024
Our position on the hill behind our apartment shrouded us from the line of fire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
These kids find themselves in a double line of fire, attacked in person and online by their peers (and increasingly, their peers’ parents) and disciplined by the institutions that are meant to guide them.
—Gayle Forman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Praying for President Trump, others in the line of fire, and our entire country.
—Hannah Dormido, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
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“Line of fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20fire. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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