in a position that can be criticized, vulnerable If you become a politician you will be open to criticism.
dismiss from
make sb.leave; send away from one's employment解雇;解职 The officer was dismissed from the service for neglect of duty.这位官员因玩忽职守而被撤职。 The clerk was dismissed from the factory for stealing bikes.那个职员因偷 盗自行车被工厂开除了。
baptism of fire
Idiom(s): baptism of fire
Theme: BEGINNINGS
a first experience of something, usually something difficult or unpleasant. • My sons just had his first visit to the dentist. He stood up to the baptism of fire very well. • Mary's had her baptism of fire as a teacher. She was assigned to the worst class in the school.
yellow journalism|journalism|yellow
n. phr. Cheap and sensational newspaper writing; inflammatory language designed to stir up popular sentiment against another country. Yellow journalism is hardly ever truly informative.
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