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• out of the firing line — be in the firing line if someone or something is in the firing line, they are likely to be criticized, attacked, or got rid of. As the president s wife, there was little hope of her staying out of the firing line during the election campaign …   New idioms dictionary

• Out of the frying pan into the firing line — est un dessin animé avec Minnie Mouse produit par Walt Disney pour le compte du département des armées amércaines, sorti le 30 juillet 1942. Ce film est un film de propagande américain qui demande principalement aux femmes de ne pas jeter l huile …   Wikipédia en Français

• Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line — est un dessin animé avec Minnie Mouse produit par Walt Disney pour le compte du département des armées américaines, sorti le 30 juillet 1942. Ce film est un film de propagande américain qui demande principalement aux femmes de ne pas jeter l… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Midnight on the Firing Line — Babylon 5 episode Garibaldi and Ivanova, with Londo in the background Episode no. Season 1 Episode 1 Directed by …   Wikipedia

• firing line — fir|ing line [ faırıŋ ,laın ] noun be in/out of the firing line 1. ) to be/not be criticized or blamed: After any defeat, their manager is always in the firing line. 2. ) to be/not be in danger …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• firing line — UK [ˈfaɪərɪŋ ˌlaɪn] / US [ˈfaɪrɪŋ ˌlaɪn] noun be in/out of the firing line to be in a position/not be in a position where people can blame you or criticize you; to be/not be in danger After any defeat, their manager is always in the firing line …   English dictionary

• firing line — firing lines also firing line 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, usu prep N If you are in the firing line in a conflict, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed... He… …   English dictionary

• Out of the frying pan into the fire — is a phrase which can be used in one of two ways. It can be used in the same way as from bad to worse, which as the wording suggests means going from an unpleasant situation to one even more so or it can describe the belief that one has escaped a …   Wikipedia

• line — [laɪn] noun [countable] 1. also product line MARKETING a type of product that a company makes or sells, often with several different sizes, models etc; = RANGE: • It continues to get about two thirds of it …   Financial and business terms

• The Ogre (film) — The Orge Directed by Volker Schlöndorff Starring John Malkovich Editing by Peter Przygodda The Ogre (German: Der Unhold) is a …   Wikipedia