Idiom
shoot first and ask questions later
Meaning
To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't shoot first and ask questions later when you are angry.”
“The manager fired the employee immediately, choosing to shoot first and ask questions later instead of reviewing the facts.”
“In the heat of the crisis, the board decided to shoot first and ask questions later, a reckless strategy that ultimately destroyed their reputation.”
Examples
simple
“Don't shoot first and ask questions later when you are angry.”
contextual
“The manager fired the employee immediately, choosing to shoot first and ask questions later instead of reviewing the facts.”
complex
“In the heat of the crisis, the board decided to shoot first and ask questions later, a reckless strategy that ultimately destroyed their reputation.”
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