2 Common expressions with the word, <FIRE>
- Fire away
Usages:-(A). We could use it to say that the police (government official) is asking a lot of questions to the alleged suspect.
(B). If you want to ask someone a question or waiting to do so, they tell you to fire away, this mean that you are free to ask what you want or speak your mind.
(C). Shoot, fire a gun (usually repeatedly).
(C). Shoot, fire a gun (usually repeatedly).
Let's take some examples to understand better:-
- The Criminal Division has been firing away at him for some good two hours.
- After Donald Trump's public talk, he did not allow the reporters to fire away questions at him as he was going nuts which all previous questions put to him.
- At some stage, Donald Trump stopped and called to all reporters that you can now fire away all your concerns and queries about the new proposal.
- Do you still remember of the sudden shooting at Virginia in August 2015? All happened in a blink of an eye, where an ex-reporter fired away at a lady-reporter while interviewing a woman.
2. Fire up
Usage:-
(A). start a machine such as a computer, a chainsaw, etc
(B). Excite, become excited, enthusiastic.
(c). To motivate someone; to make someone enthusiastic.
Let's take some examples to understand better:-
- Fire up the chainsaw and hack all their heads off.
- Are you drunk? How can you be so fired up at this time of the morning?
- Mate, Roy is not working at all. I am kind of fed up with him. Please see if you can fire him up and get him to rake the leaves.
Checkpoint:-
- My boss is very angry at me because I blew up a big contract and now, he is _______ all thee-mails for me to fix the mess that I did.
- Boss, can I ask you a question? Yes, indeed ________
- The police started to ______, when he saw the thief running away.