fire away
verb
fired away; firing away; fires away
: to speak without hesitation
—usually used as an imperative
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After all, wind can shift 180 degrees in a split second, pushing fire away from your house and towards a neighbor's.
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CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
—Josh Boak The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
On that same play, Maye demonstrated expert pocket presence, sliding away from interior pressure while keeping his eyes downfield, then stepping up to fire away.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2024
Then Sam throws the rest of his kindling onto his fire in a last-ditch attempt just as, as Jeffrey says, the wind blows Teeny’s fire away from her rope and blows Sam’s fire upward toward his rope.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
—Josh Boak The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
On that same play, Maye demonstrated expert pocket presence, sliding away from interior pressure while keeping his eyes downfield, then stepping up to fire away.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2024
Then Sam throws the rest of his kindling onto his fire in a last-ditch attempt just as, as Jeffrey says, the wind blows Teeny’s fire away from her rope and blows Sam’s fire upward toward his rope.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Fire away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20away. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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