noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ public
VERB + RIDICULE
▪ attract ( esp. BrE ), receive
▪ expose sb/sth to , hold sb/sth up to , treat sb/sth with
▪ be open to , face , invite , risk
▪ endure
PHRASES
▪ an object of ~ , a target for ~ , a target of ~
▪
The president was becoming an object of ~.