fire away

verb

1. informal,  (intr, adverb; often imperative) to begin to speak or to ask questions

Idioms and Phrases

Start to talk or ask questions. For example, You've got more questions? Well, fire away. This expression originated in the 1600s as a military command to discharge firearms and was being transferred to other actions by the late 1700s. Also see fire off.

Example Sentences

So officials built containment lines to keep the fire away from people and the park’s historic buildings and then stepped back to let the flames perform their ancient magic.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a miracle that this time the wind shifted at the last second and blew the fire away from our hill,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Should they now drop all restrictions and let the Ukrainians fire away at will with everything they’ve got?

From Slate

“Fire away and swing, get the most distance I can on a few of those holes.”

From Seattle Times

They managed to keep the fire away from nearby homes, containing it to some empty plots of land.

From New York Times