open fire
idiom
: to begin shooting
A man opened fire in a crowded mall.
—often + onThe soldiers opened fire on enemy troops.
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Celebrating the best Argentinian ingredients and the traditional ritual of slow-cooking meats over an open fire, Fogón Asado offers multi-course tasting menus at a bar surrounding the grill.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Both cases are apt to serve as models for how to prevent the kind of school shootings still plaguing the nation and could set legal precedent for who shoulders the blame when children have access to guns and open fire on campus.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Feng told the Statesman that along with sushi, Raibu would serve steaks and seafood cooked over an open fire on a Japanese charcoal grill.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
The 33-year-old was heavy-handed with her blush, giving herself the rosy flush of someone who’s just spent an hour in front of an open fire, a glass of red wine in hand.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Both cases are apt to serve as models for how to prevent the kind of school shootings still plaguing the nation and could set legal precedent for who shoulders the blame when children have access to guns and open fire on campus.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Feng told the Statesman that along with sushi, Raibu would serve steaks and seafood cooked over an open fire on a Japanese charcoal grill.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
The 33-year-old was heavy-handed with her blush, giving herself the rosy flush of someone who’s just spent an hour in front of an open fire, a glass of red wine in hand.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Open fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20fire. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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