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open fire

Begin a verbal attack, as in In her second letter to the editor she opened fire, saying the reporter had deliberately misquoted her. This idiom alludes to discharging a firearm. [Mid-1800s]

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RELATED WORDS

execute, murder, hit, launch, fire, explode, kill, hurl, blast, hound, bomb, besiege, pester, blitz, harass, barrage, batter, strafe, plug, bombard

Nearby words

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Examples from the Web for open fire

  • The book explains seven varieties of open-fire cooking that are done in a very simple way, which I respect.

    Fresh Picks|John Mooney|April 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST