"nel mirino" meaning in Italian

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "in the crosshairs"
      },
      "expansion": "“in the crosshairs”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "in the crosshairs"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “in the crosshairs”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “in the crosshairs”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "nel mirino",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The Department of Justice had put New York, Portland, and Seattle in the crosshairs and the three metropolises were forced to sue in order to not see their funds coming from Washington reduced.",
          "ref": "2021 February 25, “Stati Uniti, Biden cancella altre misure di Trump: meno restrizioni sui visti e niente tagli alle città di Black lives matter [United States, Biden cancels Trump's other measures: fewer restrictions on visas and no cuts to the cities of Black Lives Matter]”, in la Repubblica",
          "text": "Il dipartimento di Giustizia aveva messo nel mirino New York, Portland e Seattle e le tre metropoli furono costrette a fare causa pur di non vedersi ridotti i fondi in arrivo da Wahsington.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "under threatening vigilance; in the crosshairs"
      ],
      "id": "en-nel_mirino-it-prep_phrase-6JXl9smy",
      "links": [
        [
          "threatening",
          "threatening"
        ],
        [
          "vigilance",
          "vigilance"
        ],
        [
          "in the crosshairs",
          "in the crosshairs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) under threatening vigilance; in the crosshairs"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "prendere di mira"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nel mirino"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "in the crosshairs"
      },
      "expansion": "“in the crosshairs”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "in the crosshairs"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “in the crosshairs”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “in the crosshairs”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "nel mirino",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "prendere di mira"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian idioms",
        "Italian lemmas",
        "Italian multiword terms",
        "Italian prepositional phrases",
        "Italian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The Department of Justice had put New York, Portland, and Seattle in the crosshairs and the three metropolises were forced to sue in order to not see their funds coming from Washington reduced.",
          "ref": "2021 February 25, “Stati Uniti, Biden cancella altre misure di Trump: meno restrizioni sui visti e niente tagli alle città di Black lives matter [United States, Biden cancels Trump's other measures: fewer restrictions on visas and no cuts to the cities of Black Lives Matter]”, in la Repubblica",
          "text": "Il dipartimento di Giustizia aveva messo nel mirino New York, Portland e Seattle e le tre metropoli furono costrette a fare causa pur di non vedersi ridotti i fondi in arrivo da Wahsington.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "under threatening vigilance; in the crosshairs"
      ],
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        [
          "threatening",
          "threatening"
        ],
        [
          "vigilance",
          "vigilance"
        ],
        [
          "in the crosshairs",
          "in the crosshairs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) under threatening vigilance; in the crosshairs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nel mirino"
}