fire away
verb
fired away; firing away; fires away
: to speak without hesitation
—usually used as an imperative
"We have questions for you." "OK. Fire away."
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Wade’s strategy entering the game was to let Council fire away while concentrating on stopping Darryn Peterson, Tre White and others.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
The young East Boston star fired away and blooped a picture-perfect shot home to push the lead to 4-1, icing the game in the process.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
FinFET technology came in around a decade ago and is now the industry standard, with billions of FinFET transistors firing away inside the CPU in a typical laptop.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Searchlights beamed into the orange and black nighttime sky while two crew members stood on deck, watching as British antiaircraft guns fired away at German fighters buzzing past like a swarm of bees.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
The young East Boston star fired away and blooped a picture-perfect shot home to push the lead to 4-1, icing the game in the process.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
FinFET technology came in around a decade ago and is now the industry standard, with billions of FinFET transistors firing away inside the CPU in a typical laptop.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Searchlights beamed into the orange and black nighttime sky while two crew members stood on deck, watching as British antiaircraft guns fired away at German fighters buzzing past like a swarm of bees.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Fire away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20away. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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