on the firing line

phrase

: in a place or position not protected from attack or criticism

School administrators are not on the firing line every day like the teachers are.

Examples of on the firing line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Range commands, which were called out and repeated back to the line instructor, the person responsible for supervising shooters on the firing line, echoed across the range. — Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026

Big Tech American competitiveness and national security are on the firing line. — Dean Debiase, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Media workers have often found themselves on the firing line. — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023

With our nation’s declining trust in higher education, prominent universities are rightfully on the firing line to reinforce the value of education as a tool for social and economic mobility. — Time, 18 July 2023

However, if Matt LaFleur plays them and someone gets hurt, the coach will be on the firing line. — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022

David Kenny, 60, the chief executive of Nielsen, is on the firing line and will have to prove to clients his company is evolving with the times. — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021

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