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firing squad
/ˈfaɪrɪŋ ˌskwɑd/
Definition
1
A detachment of soldiers appointed to shoot a condemned person to death.
2
A group of people who severely criticize or attack someone, often metaphorically likened to an execution by shooting.
Examples
The general reviewed the troops before sending the firing squad on its somber duty.
After the chef's infamous rubbery steak, the food bloggers assembled like a firing squad, pens blazing.
My in-laws formed a polite firing squad over my questionable holiday pie recipe.
The politician braced for the media's firing squad after that viral gaffe about pineapples.