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  • 1under fire — adjective subjected to enemy attack or censure (Freq. 4) an official under fire for mismanagement • Syn: ↑under attack • Similar to: ↑vulnerable * * * under fire 1. Exposed to the enemy s fire …

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  • 2come under fire — to be criticized. Last night s announcement quickly came under fire from the trade unions. (often + from) Mr Johnson has since come under fire for being sarcastic and dismissive of his clients. (sometimes + for) …

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  • 3Under Fire (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Under Fire: The Story of a Squad title orig = Le Feu: journal d une escouade translator = Robin Buss image caption = author = Henri Barbusse illustrator = cover artist = country = Flagicon|France France language = French… …

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  • 4Grace Under Fire — infobox television show name = Grace Under Fire caption = The Season 4 cast of Grace Under Fire (from left to right), Floyd, Nadine, Wade, Libby, Grace, Patrick, Quentin, Jean and Russell. format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes (with commercials)… …

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  • 5fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …

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  • 6fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… …

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  • 7fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody …

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  • 8fire — 1 noun 1 BURNING (U) the flames, light and heat produced when something burns: The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire. | be on fire (=be burning): The house is on fire! | catch fire/catch on fire (=start to burn): Mary knocked the candle… …

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  • 9List of characters in Agent Under Fire — This is a list of James Bond characters in the 2001 video game Recurring Characters*James Bond *M *RZoe NightshadeZoe Nightshade is a character from the James Bond video games: principally Agent Under Fire , but also a guest appearance in… …

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  • 10fire — fire1 [ faır ] noun *** ▸ 1 uncontrolled burning ▸ 2 controlled burning ▸ 3 shooting with gun ▸ 4 strong feeling ▸ 5 equipment for heating ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way:… …

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