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Meanings of
friendly fire
in English
Portuguese
fogo amigo
Back to the meaning
Fire that injures or kills an ally.
fratricide
Portuguese
fogo amigo
Usage of
friendly fire
in English
1
It was called an accident of '
friendly
fire
,
'
but you knew better.
2
It was there he met a soldier's death, albeit by
friendly
fire
.
3
There were no indications that it was the result of so-called
friendly
fire
.
4
Uncoordinated action could lead to casualties from
friendly
fire
,
it added.
5
A
friendly
fire
was burning in the grate, although it was not cold.
6
TWA Flight 800 shot down by
friendly
fire
.
Bill
Clinton's cocaine habit.
7
Israel has lost 64 soldiers in fighting, including five killed by
friendly
fire
.
8
That is little consolation for banks, which find themselves under
friendly
fire
again.
9
This ad wants to hit a Democrat, but it feels like
friendly
fire
.
10
He said it was possible Maxwell was the victim of "
friendly
fire
.
"
11
Check your targets, no accidents, and I don't want to hear about '
friendly
fire
.
'
12
Bullets and darts were clanging against the building, everyone trying to avoid
friendly
fire
.
13
Every one of them was in danger of being hit by close-quarters
friendly
fire
.
14
But there are cheap, simple methods to prevent
friendly
fire
.
15
And the Broncos were reeling after Oates was floored in
friendly
fire
with Milford.
16
The poor civilians are just caught in his
friendly
fire
.
Other examples for "friendly fire"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
friendly
fire
friendly
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
friendly fire
Portuguese
fogo amigo
Friendly fire
through the time
Friendly fire
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common