in (one's) cross hairs
in (one's) cross hairs
1. Literally, visible in one's gunsight. Once you've got the deer in your cross hairs, shoot! Once he had me in his cross hairs, I put my hands up and admitted defeat.
2. By extension, in a position in which other people are eager to criticize or attack. The CEO has been in politicians' cross hairs for his recent comments on immigration.
See also: cross, hair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- crosshairs
- at cross purposes
- at cross-purposes
- cross the Great Divide
- divide
- cross the big pond
- purpose
- cross up
- cross up someone
- cross purpose