2 Common expressions with the word,

2 Common expressions with the word, <FIRE>

1. 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).

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:-

1. My boss is very angry at me because I blew up a big contract and now, he is _______ all the 
   e-mails for me to fix the mess that I did.

2. Boss, can I ask you a question? Yes, indeed ________

3. The police started to ______, when he saw the thief running away.