come under attack
came under attack
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Definition of come under attack - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

1.
criticismbe criticized or opposed by others
  • The new policy came under attack from various groups.
2.
assaultbe physically assaulted or targeted
  • The village came under attack during the night.
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Expressions with come

come fromv.
to originate or be born in a particular place
She comes from a small town in France.
come inv.
enter a room or building
Please come in and take a seat.
come alongv.
to accompany someone to a place
Would you like to come along to the movies tonight?
come downv.
move from a higher to a lower place
The cat will eventually come down from the tree.
come intov.
enter a place or situation
She will come into the room soon.
come overv.
visit someone's home
Why don't you come over on Friday night?

Expressions with attack

snack attackn.
sudden craving for snacks
I had a snack attack and ate a whole bag of chips.
mac attackn.
craving for McDonald's food
I had a mac attack and went to get a Big Mac.
best defense is attackexp.
acting first can protect you better than waiting
In court, their best defense is attack.
the best defence is attackexp.
being aggressive can prevent threats
In football, the best defence is attack.
brunt of the attackn.
main force or impact of an attack
The city bore the brunt of the attack.
launch a withering attack onv.
start a strong and damaging criticism
The politician launched a withering attack on his opponent's policies.
return to the attackv.
start trying again after stopping or failing before
After a short break, she returned to the attack.
attack dogn.
dog trained to attack on command
The security team used an attack dog for protection.
attack the problemv.
begin working on solving the problem
We need to attack the problem before it gets worse.
personally attackv.
target someone with harmful actions or words
She felt he was trying to personally attack her reputation.

Terms related to come under attack

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
assaultattackcensurecondemnationcriticismdisapprovaloppositionrebukeattackedphysicallytargetedthreatened

Examples of come under attack in a sentence

  • The proposal came under attack from the opposition party.
  • The convoy came under attack on the highway.
  • The fort came under attack at dawn.

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  1. French:subir des attaques, être attaqué, ...
  2. German:unter Beschuss geraten, angegriffen werden, ...
  3. Italian:essere criticato, essere sotto attacco, ...
  4. Spanish:ser objeto de críticas, estar bajo ataque, ...
  5. Portuguese:ser atacado, ...
  6. Chinese:受到攻击, 遭到攻击, ...
  7. Japanese:攻撃を受ける, 襲撃される, ...
  8. Arabic:تَعَرَّضَ لِلْهُجُومِ, هُوجِمَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לִהְיוֹת תַּחַת מִתְקָפָה, לִהְיוֹת תַּחַת מִתְקָפָה, ...
  10. Russian:подвергаться нападкам, подвергаться нападению, ...
  11. Ukrainian:піддаватися критиці, бути атакованим, ...
  12. Hindi:आलोचना का शिकार होना, हमले का शिकार होना, ...

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