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behind enemy lines

behind enemy lines (biháind énémi láins)

Idiom Military

Signification

in a hostile or dangerous situation

dans une situation hostile ou dangereuse (dans une situation ostil ou danjéreuse)

Phrases d'exemple

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

"Les journalistes travaillaient derrière les lignes ennemies pour rapporter la vérité." (Les journalistes travaillaient derrière les lignes ennemies pour rapporter la vérité.)

Expressions Connexes

open up

to become willing to share thoughts or to start operating

easy does it

used to tell someone to be careful and patient

spur of the moment

an unplanned or spontaneous decision or action

back away from

to retreat or withdraw from a situation

bite the dust

to fail or be defeated

Break bread with someone

To share a meal; to bond over food