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fire something off (to someone)

Fig. to send something to someone immediately, by a very rapid means. Fire a letter off to Fred, ordering him to return home at once. I fired off a letter to Fred as you asked. I finished the e-mail and fired it off.

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Bring us nice news of a victory by the Archduke Karl or Ferdinand (one archduke's as good as another, as you know) and even if it is only over a fire brigade of Bonaparte's, that will be another story and we'll fire off some cannon War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context But there warn't no time to swap knives; the old man grabbed me by the hand and shook, and kept on shak- ing; and all the time how the woman did dance around and laugh and cry; and then how they both did fire off questions about Sid, and Mary, and the rest of the tribe. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context "My lord," said Comminges, who, irritated by his wounds, wished for revenge and longed to give back blow for blow, "shall I fire off a ball to punish that jester, and to warn him not to sing so much out of tune in the future? Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			fine kettle of fish fine with me Fine words butter no parsnips fine-tune finger finger as finger on the pulse Fingers were made before forks fingertip finish finish off finish up finish with finishing touch fink fink on fink out fire fire a shot across bows fire away fire back fire blanks fire in belly fire into Fire is a good servant but a bad master fire off fire on fire over fire under fire up fire with anger fired up firing firing on all cylinders firm firm hand firm up first first among equals first and foremost First catch your hare First come, first served first crack at first hand first hundred years are the hardest First impressions are the most lasting First in, best dressed first leg first of all first off first see the light of day			Fire Master Fire Master Record Fire Master Record Inquiry fire message Fire mission Fire mission Fire mission Fire mission Fire Mission - Beacon Location Fire Mission - Call for Fire Fire Mission - Fire Mission Command Fire Mission - Message to Observer Fire Mission - Nuclear Call for Fire Fire Mission - Request to Fire Fire Mission - Subsequent Adjustment Fire Mission Command Fire Mission-Call For Fire Fire Mission: Fire Command Fire Mission: Message To Observer Fire Mission: Request For Additional Fire Fire Monitoring Technologies International, Inc. Fire Motor Operator Fire Mountain Staff Alumni Association Fire of London Fire Of Savannas Fire of the Carolinas Fire of Unknown Origin fire off Fire office Fire officer Fire officer fire on Fire on the Mountain Fire on the Move fire opal fire opal fire opals fire opals Fire Operations Information Center Fire ordeal Fire Order fire over Fire Overheat Detection System Fire pan fire partition Fire Path fire performance characteristic Fire Performance of Electric Cables fire pink Fire piston fire pit Fire place Fire place Fire place fire plan Fire Planning - Artillery Target List Fire Planning - Compute a Fire Plan

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