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draw fire

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draw (someone's) fire (mainly American)
if something or someone draws fire, they are criticized. The advertisements have drawn fire from anti-smoking campaigners (often + from) His radical approach is expected to draw fire.
See also: draw, fire

draw fire
to attract criticism. The advertisements have drawn fire from parents' groups.
See also: draw, fire

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Before a national TV audience, Caprarelli ran to a street corner to draw fire from Phillips, emptied his gun, then leapfrogged over a fire hydrant for cover.
While Jimmy may be the first gay game character to draw fire from antigay Christian forces, he joins a small but growing list of explicitly or ambiguously gay characters in video games.
It continues to draw fire for allegedly stifling small businesses and squeezing its vendors.
 
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