circular firing squad

Meanings:

1.
Generalneutralmilitary
- A literal formation in which a group surrounds a target and fires inward, risking injury to members of the group as well as the target.
2.
USUKGeneralinformalfigurative
- A situation in which members of the same group attack, blame, or undermine one another, producing self‑inflicted harm or counterproductive results.
- A chaotic or self‑destructive internal dispute in which intended collective action is defeated by infighting.

EN: God, how the Democrats love the circular firing squad, huh?
ES: Dios, a los demócratas les encantan las disputas internas, ¿eh?
EN: Listen, all due respect, but this feels like a circular firing squad.
ES: Escuche, con todo respeto, pero esto parece un pelotón de fusilamiento.
EN: At the end of the chase, they surround and form a circle around this car, a circular firing squad, as it turns out, and the police shoot at themselves.
ES: Al final de la persecución, rodean el auto y forman un círculo alrededor de él, un pelotón de fusilamiento circular, y la Policía se dispara a sí misma.
EN: "The police formed a circular firing squad."
ES: "La Policía formó un pelotón de fusilamiento circular".
EN: It was sort of being in the center of a circular firing squad.
ES: Estuvimos en el punto de mira de un pelotón.
EN: circular firing squad.
ES: Pelotón de fusilamiento circular.