Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “in the crosshairs” and its meaning is “be in a position/situation wherein someone or something is targeted/criticized (crosshairs – very thin crossed wires in the microscope/gun which are used to focus/aim at something precisely)”.
Example Sentence: Banks were left holding the non-performing assets (NPAs). Further, as the bulk of the lending was to politically connected corporate houses and firms (Bollygarchs as picturesquely described by James Crabtree in his book, The Billionaire Raj), debt resolution came in the cross-hairs of the political and banking system.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article A monetisation move that doesn’t tick most boxes and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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