be under fire

Meaning

1. be / come under fire

   to be criticized severely for sth you have done

   The health minister has come under fire from all sides.

In the movies · 3

• But we've been under fire, sir.The Longest Day1962
• We are under fire.Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008
• My ship. We came under fire.Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011
• Sir, we're tracking a Special Ops team under fire in Qatar.Transformers2007
• A man who'll keep his head, not get rattled under fire ...Unforgiven1992
• The president's massive financial rescue plan under fire from the left and right.Game Change2012
• At some point we're gonna come under heavy fire.Wrath of Man2021
• We're under fire. Yes, under fire!The Longest Day1962

Learn it in full scenes

• Wrath of Man2021
  • H's Fortico Interview and Training
  • H Meets the Fortico Crew
  • H's First Day on the Cash Truck

From the same entry

• hang fire
• on fire
• play with fire
• a ball of fire
• a baptism of fire
• draw fire
• fight fire with fire
• out of the frying pan into the fire
• get on like a house on fire
• have several, irons in the fire
• no smoke without fire
• set the world on fire