an attack on sb (sth)
1attack — 1 noun 1 VIOLENCE AGAINST SB (C) an act of deliberately using violence against someone (+ on): There have been several attacks on foreigners recently. 2 IN A WAR (C, U) the act of using weapons against an enemy in a war: The attack began at dawn …
2attack — at|tack1 W1S2 [əˈtæk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(violence against somebody/something)¦ 2¦(in a war)¦ 3¦(criticism)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5¦(emotion)¦ 6¦(attempt to stop something)¦ 7¦(sport)¦ 8¦(damage)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …
3come under sth — UK US come under sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► to experience a bad situation: come under attack/criticism/pressure/threat »The decision to terminate the tax cuts in 2010 as a money saving measure quickly came under attack from… …
4an easy target for sb/sth — an easy target (for sb/sth) ► someone or something that is easy to attack or criticize, often because they cannot defend themselves: »Advertisers view themselves as an easy target for regulators. »Big oil companies make easy targets for… …
5an easy target for sth — an easy target (for sb/sth) ► someone or something that is easy to attack or criticize, often because they cannot defend themselves: »Advertisers view themselves as an easy target for regulators. »Big oil companies make easy targets for… …
6ˌfend sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to defend yourself against criticism or an attack He tried to fend off accusations of corruption.[/ex] …
7ˌhead sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to prevent something from taking place The report claims that the security officials could have headed off the terrorist attack.[/ex] …
8troops — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ crack (BrE), elite ▪ additional, extra ▪ armed ▪ a division of up to 6 000 heavily armed troops ▪ …
9force — 1 noun 1 MILITARY a) (C) a group of people who have been trained to fight in a war: forces loyal to President Aquino | a highly efficient fighting force b) the forces the army, navy, and air force: Both her sons are in the forces. c) (U) military …
10integrity — noun 1 quality of being honest and firm in your moral principles ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ absolute, complete (both esp. BrE) ▪ personal ▪ academic …
