fire away
B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Go ahead — start asking your questions or talking.
Literal meaning: To continuously shoot or fire a weapon.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
Used as an invitation telling someone to begin speaking or asking questions.
""I have a few questions about the contract." — "Sure, fire away.""
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 neutral
To shoot a weapon continuously or without restraint.
"The soldiers fired away until their ammunition was exhausted."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
In conversational use, 'fire away' is an invitation for someone to speak, usually to ask questions. It conveys an open, willing attitude. In a literal sense, it means to continuously shoot a weapon. The conversational sense is far more common in everyday settings.
Commonly used with
questions interview session queries bullets rounds
Forms
Base
fire away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fires away
he/she/it
Past simple
fired away
yesterday
Past participle
fired away
have + pp
-ing form
firing away
continuous
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