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resign
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*under fire
Fig. during an attack; being attacked. (*Typically: be ~; resign ~; think ~.) There was a scandal in city hall, and the mayor was forced to resign under fire. John is a good lawyer because he can think under fire.
See also: fire

resign from something

to make a written statement that removes one from an office or position of employment. Andy resigned from the fraternity. I will not resign from my job. You will have to fire me.

resign oneself to something

to accept something reluctantly. I finally resigned myself to going to Mexico even though I didn't want to. Mary resigned herself to her fate.
See also: oneself
under fire
being criticized The court is under fire for being too political.
Usage notes: often used with come: Mr. Johnson has come under fire for gossiping about his clients.
Related vocabulary: under attack
See also: fire
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If it's only four would-be resigners, as Robinson later claimed, that's not very serious.
Brown's speech will not be the tipping point by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Le personnage de Mba pense que les femmes dont l'education est sacrifiee doivent, par consequent, << se resigner a travailler, souffrir avant l'age, et laisser les ndumbas aller disserter de l'emancipation de la femme africaine >> (Lopes 1971 : 17).
Women and their struggle for emancipation in Lopes' oeuvre/La femme ... by Mwepu, Patrick Kabeya / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Other possibilities include International Development Secretary Mr Benn, party chairman Hazel Blears, the soft-left MP Jon Cruddas, and the former minister and Iraq War resigner John Denham.
So who is within spitting distance? by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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