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if someone or something is in the firing line, they are likely to be criticized, attacked, or got rid of.

The judge found himself in the firing line from women's groups after his controversial comments about sexual assault.

Recent cuts in council budgets mean that concessionary fares were next on the firing line.

• do a job on someone
• do a job on something
• do a land-office business
• do all the running
• do a mischief
• do a moonlight flit
• do a number on
• do a number on someone
• do a number on something
• do any favours
• do anything by halves
• do a power of good
• do a roaring trade
• do a slow burn
• do away with
• do away with someone
• do away with something
• do a world of good
• do battle
• do battle with
• do battle with something
• do best
• do bidding
• do bit
• do by halves