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Under fire Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Under fire has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adjective
1

subjected to enemy attack or censure

"an official under fire for mismanagement"

Prep_phrase
1

Subjected to enemy attack with firearms.

See Also
held attack subjected criticized firearm responsible enemy
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Rhyming Words
ire aire sire lire dire gire cire pire mire tire vire eire wire hire fire geire noire swire twire adire
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