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fire away
verb
- informal.intr, adverb; often imperative to begin to speak or to ask questions
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Idioms and Phrases
Start to talk or ask questions. For example, You've got more questions? Well, fire away . This expression originated in the 1600s as a military command to discharge firearms and was being transferred to other actions by the late 1700s. Also see fire off .Discover More
Example Sentences
Authors Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt asked the readers of their blog, www.freakonomics.com, to fire away with questions.
He can't corrupt you, and you couldn't get a better insight into corruption than through him; so fire away.
But by and by, sure enough, I catched a glimpse of fire away through the trees.
"Now fire away," he said as he seated himself in the limousine beside the Superintendent, and drew out his cigarette-case.
Yo bide little bit; soon dem debil fire away all dere powder and ball.
Carlyle realised it, for he added: 'If ye're fighting battles or painting pictures, the only thing to do is to fire away!'
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