sotto tiro

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, under shot.

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sotto tiro

  1. (idiomatic) under fire
    • 2020 July 29, Jaime D'Alessandro, “L'antitrust americano mette sotto accusa i grandi dell'hi-tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook e Google [American antitrust accuses the greats of hi-tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
      Facebook e Google sono sotto tiro da parte dei conservatori che, Donald Trump in testa, credono censurino i contenuti legati ai repubblicani anche se non sono mai riusciti a provarlo.
      Facebook and Google are under fire on the part of conservatives, Donald Trump most of all, who believe that they censor content linked to Republicans even if they have never been able to prove it.