open fire
idiom
: to begin shooting
A man opened fire in a crowded mall.
—often + onThe soldiers opened fire on enemy troops.
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Explore’s cooks have coffee brewing over the open fire and a carb-heavy spread waiting for us.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
The 20-year-old who, six months later, would open fire at President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally — striking his ear and killing an audience member — was busy polishing his applications to transfer from community college to a four-year engineering program.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Indeed, that brown-black crust is the most desirable part of paella, the festive dish of Valencian rice and other ingredients cooked in a wide circular paella pan over an open fire.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
That nobody will open fire in panic, or to settle scores.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
The 20-year-old who, six months later, would open fire at President Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally — striking his ear and killing an audience member — was busy polishing his applications to transfer from community college to a four-year engineering program.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Indeed, that brown-black crust is the most desirable part of paella, the festive dish of Valencian rice and other ingredients cooked in a wide circular paella pan over an open fire.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
That nobody will open fire in panic, or to settle scores.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Open fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20fire. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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