in one's crosshairs
in the crosshairs of {sb}

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in one's crosshairs
01

used to describe people who are easily targeted for criticism or are attracting significant negative attention

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Các ví dụ
The detective puts the main suspect in the crosshairs of their investigation.
02

used to refer to someone who is being targeted by another person or thing for a specific action, often with the intent to catch, arrest, stop, or harm

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example
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After blowing the whistle on corporate fraud, he knew he was in the crosshairs of powerful individuals who wanted to silence him.
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