fire (up)on (someone or something)
fire (up)on (someone or something)
To aim a weapon at someone or something and discharge it. Hey, we're not the enemy—quit firing on us!
See also: fire
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fire (up)on someone or something
to shoot at someone or something with a weapon; to shoot in the direction of someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The troops fired upon the advancing army. The cops fired on Max.
See also: fire, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- do someone or something justice
- on one's
- on someone's
- run someone out of town
- save someone's skin
- other than
- other than (something)
- knock
- knock (something)
- out of one's