fire away

verb

fired away; firing away; fires away

intransitive verb

: to speak without hesitation

—usually used as an imperative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Fixed-wing aircraft dropped retardant on the vegetation backing up to the homes to keep the fire away. —

Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 So, fire away! —

Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2021 This season’s stronger, more confident Curry has to have license to fire away. —

Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2021 The solution might be to double-team the post from the wing, leaving shooters and daring the Aztecs to fire away. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023 But Enfield encouraged him to shake off the misses, to keep firing away. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023 In any case the mesh is an effective missile sponge, diverting anti-aircraft fire away from piloted aircraft. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 After years of funneling offense through a super-sized frontcourt, USC is thinking smaller this season, with plans to rely more on four-guard lineups to spread the floor, pick up the pace and, most importantly, fire away from deep. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022 Meanwhile, favorable winds and weather continued to push the state’s biggest fire away from several villages on the Yukon River. —

Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022 See More

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