Open Fire
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(′ō·pən ′fīr)
(mining engineering) A fire at a roadway or at the coal face in a mine.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:
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open fire
Begin a verbal attack, as in In her second letter to the editor she opened fire, saying the reporter had deliberately misquoted her. This idiom alludes to discharging a firearm. [Mid-1800s]
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Open Fire
Open Fire may refer to:
- Open Fire (Alabama Thunderpussy album)
- Open Fire (Y&T album)
- Open Fire, a Ronnie Montrose album
- Open Fire, a 1994 film directed by Paul Greengrass
- Openfire, an XMPP server (formerly known as Wildfire)
- "Open Fire", a song by Krokus from Rock the Block
- Open Fire (horse)
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