fire away

verb

fired away; firing away; fires away

intransitive verb

: to speak without hesitation

—usually used as an imperative

"We have questions for you." "OK. Fire away."

Examples of fire away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By drawing hostile radar and missile fire away from fighters, bombers and unmanned aerial vehicles, the decoy creates safer corridors for allied aircraft during high-risk missions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Nothing Odysseus can do will be able to stop Oppenheimer from stealing fire away from Prometheus several thousand years later. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Ted Daniels, who, during a 2012 firefight in Afghanistan, moved into the open to draw enemy fire away from other soldiers in his unit. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026

The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire away

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