fire off

English

Verb

fire off (third-person singular simple present fires off, present participle firing off, simple past and past participle fired off)

1. (transitive) To perform a task rapidly, often unexpectedly.

   No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one.

   When I had read the article, I immediately fired off a letter to the editor.

2. (transitive) To discharge from a firearm.

   The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.

Translations

To perform a task rapidly