fire away

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb; often imperative) to begin to speak or to ask questions

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fire away Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Mike LeDuc has a long history of letting his players fire away from three-point range.

From Los Angeles Times

He would fire away a variety of questions, but one subject he kept returning to was profiles, which had only started in early 1980 to gain acceptance within the agency.

From Los Angeles Times

“You got questions for me? Fine. Pretend I’m a random fishing boat and fire away.”

From Salon

He was sacked twice on the night but his blockers gave him enough time to fire away, and his sure-handed receivers did the rest.

From Los Angeles Times

So officials built containment lines to keep the fire away from people and the park’s historic buildings and then stepped back to let the flames perform their ancient magic.

From Los Angeles Times