UNDER FIRE

Meaning of UNDER FIRE in English

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After your speech, you will be under fire from reporters.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

UNDER FIRE — phrasal exposed to fire from an enemy's weapons, under attack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNDER FIRE — being attacked, being shot at
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UNDER FIRE — 1. : exposed to fire from an enemy's weapons 2. : under attack
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER FIRE — 1 : exposed to fire from an enemy's weapons 2 : under attack
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UNDER FIRE — 1》 being shot at. 2》 being severely criticized. → fire
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNDER FIRE — {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood firm …
Slang English vocab
UNDER FIRE — Exposed to fire ( of shot by an enemy ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
UNDER FIRE — See ↑ SHOOT 3
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER FIRE — {adv. phr.} Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. * /The soldiers stood firm …
Словарь английских идиом
UNDER FIRE — adv. phr. Being shot at or being attacked; hit by attacks or accusations; under attack. The soldiers stood firm under …
American Idioms English vocabulary
UNDER FIRE — Под огнём
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER FIRE — под огнем
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UNDER FIRE — под огнем
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — prep. 1 beneath, below, underneath, covered by What is under that blanket? The wreck lies a mile under the surface …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — under.ogg 1. ʹʌndə n 1> что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) обжигать; прокаливать 6) авто зажигать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UNDER — 1. ʹʌndə n 1) что-л. не отвечающее стандарту, не соответствующее установленному размеру и т. п. 2> радио- или телепрограмма, занявшая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE — 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under a tree — под деревом under …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under a tree — под деревом under the roof — под …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UNDER — 1. _prep. 1> указывает на положение одного предмета ниже другого или на направление действия вниз; под, ниже; under the table …
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