under siege
idiom
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                                                      : surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege                                      
              
                             
The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
                         
                
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                                                      : very seriously attacked or criticized by many people                                      
              
                             
The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
                         
                
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