Phrasal Verbs With 'Fire'

Fire away phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Ask questions
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: What do you want to know? FIRE AWAY and I'll tell you.

Fire off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Send quickly, angrily or many (letter, emails, etc)
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He FIRED OFF an email complaining about the report.
  2. Meaning: Shoot, fire a gun (usually repeatedly)
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The police FIRED OFF several rounds and killed the man.

Fire up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Start a computer
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She FIRED UP the computer and printed out a hard copy of the files.
  2. Meaning: Excite, become excited
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: Everyone was FIRED UP and desperate to get it finished in time.

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