linea del fuoco

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “line of the fire”.

Noun

linea del fuoco f (plural linee del fuoco)

1. (idiomatic, also military, also weaponry) line of fire
   • 2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Avrei trascinato la mia famiglia, l'avrei esposta alla linea del fuoco.

     Family got dragged along for the ride, put in the line of fire.

     (literally, “I would have dragged my family, exposed it to the line of fire.”)