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hold fire

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hold one's fire 
1. Lit. to refrain from shooting (a gun, etc.). The sergeant told the soldiers to hold their fire. Please hold your fire until I get out of the way.
2. Fig. to postpone one's criticism or commentary. Now, now, hold your fire until I've had a chance to explain. Hold your fire, Bill. You're too quick to complain.
See also: fire, hold


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For better range estimation and more hits, hold fire until you can clearly see a bird's color and feather pattern.
The idea is to break up the big brush fields into smaller patches, creating a landscape of multi-aged plants that help hold fire size and intensity within more normal boundaries.
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