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behind enemy lines

Idiom Military

Meaning

in a hostile or dangerous situation

Example Sentences

"Journalists were working behind enemy lines to report the truth."

Related Expressions

crime doesn't pay

doing wrong or illegal things will never bring true success

gear up for

to prepare for something

bite someone’s head off

to speak angrily to someone without reason

close ranks

to unite and support each other when facing opposition

hard luck story

a story about someone's misfortune

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