fire/shoot blanks

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fire/shoot blanks (humorous)

if a man is firing blanks, there is no sperm (= the cells which combine with the female's egg to start life) in his semen (= the liquid produced in the male sexual organs). They had a series of fertility tests done and found out that basically Tony was firing blanks. (usually in continuous tenses)

See also: blank, fire, shoot

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fingers crossed
fingertip
finish off
fire
fire a shot across the bows
fire in the belly
fire off

fire/shoot blanks
firing
firing on all cylinders
firm/steady hand on the tiller
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first among equals
first and foremost
First come, first served

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