squeeze off

Idioms  

1. Fire a gun, as in He squeezed off one shot after another but didn't bring down a single crow. The idiom alludes to squeezing the trigger. [Mid-1900s]

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squeeze off

“If you just squeeze off supply and hope that demand will follow, this is what it feels like,” he said.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

On Monday, he signed a eye-popping executive order telling California to squeeze off all emissions by 2045.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2018

Using your hands, squeeze off any excess water, then slice the shiitake.

From The Guardian ● May 26, 2016

Ranges are even becoming a new place to take clients for lunch — and squeeze off a few rounds.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2015

I was tempted to cover my ears, because that alone was enough to make Grandma squeeze off a round.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck