fire off

Idioms  

1. Say or write and send away rapidly, as in He fired off three more questions, or She fired off a letter of complaint to the president. This expression originally (from about 1700) was, and still is, used in the sense of “discharge a weapon or ammunition,” as in The police were instructed to fire off canisters of tear gas. The figurative use dates from the late 1800s.

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It’s common for lawmakers and advocacy groups to fire off outraged letters about a company’s alleged wrongdoing.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

A navy vessel and other ships rushed in Wednesday to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

But he did fire off a post accusing the British government of seeking "any excuse" for censorship.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

The BOT can fire off more rate cuts, but it is running out of ammunition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

They began to fire off text after text as Moss headed for his room.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro