Idiom
firing line
Meaning
The vanguard of an activity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new manager is in the firing line for the recent project delays.”
“As the lead spokesperson for the company, she is always in the firing line whenever a public scandal occurs.”
“Placed directly in the firing line of the board's intense scrutiny, the director had to defend the controversial budget cuts during the annual meeting.”
Examples
simple
“The new manager is in the firing line for the recent project delays.”
contextual
“As the lead spokesperson for the company, she is always in the firing line whenever a public scandal occurs.”
complex
“Placed directly in the firing line of the board's intense scrutiny, the director had to defend the controversial budget cuts during the annual meeting.”
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