Sentences with under fire
un·der fire
U u - The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.
- The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts.
- Everyone who heard him speak immediately took fire.
- The school administration is under fire for its policies.
- Put the kettle on the fire.
- Enemy fire.
- To pour fire upon the enemy.
- Heavenly fires.
- They fired the boiler.
- To fire a stone through a window.
- To fire at a fleeing enemy.
- The senator is between two fires because of his stand on the bill.
- If somebody doesn't build a fire under that committee, it will never reach a decision.
- The sofa caught fire from a lighted cigarette.
- He said he would go through fire and water to win her hand.
- The new housing project is hanging fire because of concerted opposition.
- He repeated the joke, but it missed fire the second time.
- They were on fire to prove themselves in competition.
- He didn't realize that insulting the border guards was playing with fire.
- The painting set fire to the composer's imagination.