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caught in the crossfire Related vocabulary: in the cross hairsto be hurt by opposing groups in a disagreement. As politicians and educators debate school funding, it's students who are caught in the crossfire. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of caught in the crossfire (= trapped between two groups that are shooting at each other) |
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A 53-year-old driver caught in the crossfire narrowly escaped injury after his passenger-side window was blown out by one of the shooters. Iraqi Christians, meanwhile, continue to suffer grievously, often caught in the crossfire and more recently, deliberately targetted in kidnapping and in the bombing of churches. Doing our best" to "primarily" hit military targets or dropping leaflets on people too poor or too frightened to escape does not provide moral cover for the killing of those caught in the crossfire. |
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caught in the crossfire
