line of fire

English

Noun

line of fire (plural lines of fire)

1. (military, weaponry) direction in which a weapon fires
2. (figurative, by extension) position vulnerable to attack
   • 2020 October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     It is a difficult balancing act because Maguire might not wish to be taken out of the line of fire and such are United's current struggles that Solskjaer may feel he needs his leader going in to battle for him.

Translations

direction of fire

• Danish: skudlinje (da) c, ildlinje (da) c
• Finnish: ampumalinja, tulilinja (fi)
• French: ligne de tir (fr) f
• German: Schusslinie (de) f
• Icelandic: eldlína (is) f
• Italian: linea del fuoco f
• Swedish: skottlinje (sv) c, eldlinje (sv) c

References

“line”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.