fire away
verb
fired away; firing away; fires away
: to speak without hesitation
—usually used as an imperative
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But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
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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
How Colorado is attacking and scoring goals with the extra man looks a little different this year, and one offshoot of that is MacKinnon and Rantanen aren’t firing away as often from the flanks.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
How Colorado is attacking and scoring goals with the extra man looks a little different this year, and one offshoot of that is MacKinnon and Rantanen aren’t firing away as often from the flanks.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Fire away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20away. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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