fire away
phr. v..phr. v.. you say this to tell someone they can start asking you questions or talking.
phr. v.. an imperative used to grant permission for a speaker to begin an inquiry or provide information; often used in professional or instructional settings to invite questions.
If you have any questions, just fire away.
The manager sat down, looked at the team, and said, 'I know you're curious about the changes, so fire away.'
Once the presentation concluded, the floor was opened to the journalists, who were encouraged to fire away with their most pressing inquiries.
- Particles
- away
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- fire + away
almost always used in the imperative form to encourage another person to speak.
the metaphor comes from discharging a weapon; it implies a rapid or direct series of questions, making it a great way to introduce 'shooting' metaphors in conversation.
He fired away the question.He fired off the question.'fire away' is usually intransitive and used as a command; if you want to use an object, 'fire off' is the correct phrasal verb.