open fire

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open fire (on someone or something)

to begin shooting at someone or something. The troops opened fire on the enemy. The trainees opened fire on the target.

See also: fire, open

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Hamilton Fynes discovered that place of entertainment without difficulty, ordered for himself a cup of coffee and a sandwich, and drew a chair close up to the small open fire, taking care, however, to sit almost facing the only entrance to the room. The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context On a footstool near the open fire sat Rebecca, silent and shy, so conscious of her fine apparel and the presence of aunt Miranda that she could not utter a word. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context Utterson," said Poole, admitting the visitor, as he spoke, into a large, low-roofed, comfortable hall paved with flags, warmed (after the fashion of a country house) by a bright, open fire, and furnished with costly cabinets of oak. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context			one-track mind one-upmanship oneself oneself again onions online only have eyes for only just only way to go onto onto a good thing onward onwards and upwards Onwards and upwards! ooze ooze with open open a can of worms open a conversation open a Pandora's box open and shut open book open doors open eyes open eyes to open fire open for business open heart open heart to open into open kimono open mind open mouth open old wounds open on open oneself to criticism open out open Pandora's box open season open secret open some doors open the door to open the floodgates open the way for open to open to criticism open to question open up open up to open with open-and-shut case			Open Expose Open EXtended Markup Language Open Extensibility Platform open exterior space Open Eye Visuals open eyes open eyes open eyes open eyes open eyes open eyes to Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution Open face Open faced sandwich Open Fail Open Fails open fault Open Fibre Control Open file Open File Connection Open File Name Open File Report Series Open File Sharing Initiative Open Finance Network Open Financial Connectivity Open Financial Connectivity Kit Open Financial Exchange Open Financial Market Platform open fire Open Fire Grate Open Fire Place Open Fire Regulations open fire upon open fireplace Open Firm Protocol Open Firmware Open flank open flap Open Flexible Distance Learning Open Flexible Java Online Research Designer open floor open focus open fold Open Font License Open Food Challenge Open for Business Open for Business Open for Discussion Open for Inspection Open Foreign Currency Position Open form Open Format for Interactive Publications open formulary Open Forum

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