fire away
verb
fired away; firing away; fires away
: to speak without hesitation
—usually used as an imperative
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Wednesday night’s matchup of No. 16 seeds teetered on the edge of blowout territory after Rogers’ heartbreaking exit, but credit American for hanging in and continuing to fire away from long range (13 of 34 from 3) in an attempt to keep pace.
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
It’s been a turbulent week for Ye, who has fired away at peers such as Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, Travis Scott, Tyler, The Creator, Pusha T and more already.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Finally Rybakina, who’d been firing away from the baseline, came to the net, on the offensive.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
On a more mundane level, people in many places were hiding fire away in closed stoves, steam engines, and furnaces.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
It’s been a turbulent week for Ye, who has fired away at peers such as Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, Travis Scott, Tyler, The Creator, Pusha T and more already.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
Finally Rybakina, who’d been firing away from the baseline, came to the net, on the offensive.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
On a more mundane level, people in many places were hiding fire away in closed stoves, steam engines, and furnaces.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Fire away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20away. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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