squeeze off

squeeze off

To fire one or more rounds of ammunition from a firearm by squeezing its trigger. A noun or pronoun can be sued between "squeeze" and "off." The officer squeezed off a shot before the suspect had a chance to put his hands in the air. They squeezed a few rounds off into the air to scare the crowd of people away.
See also: off, squeeze
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

squeeze off

Fire a gun, as in He squeezed off one shot after another but didn't bring down a single crow. The idiom alludes to squeezing the trigger. [Mid-1900s]
See also: off, squeeze
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

squeeze off

v.
To fire some amount of ammunition by squeezing a trigger: The police officer squeezed off four shots. I squeezed the shots off in rapid succession.
See also: off, squeeze
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • angle
  • angling
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • ask back
References in periodicals archive
Just relax and squeeze off a surprise release as the sight continues to float.
He sat back against the tire, placed his elbows between his knees and proceeded to squeeze off all six rounds.
Now you're ready to expeditiously aim and squeeze off the shot.
When visiting with him at one of the ATA Shows back in the late 90s or early 2000s, Pete told me specifically that you have to squeeze off while hunting, just like you do on the range.
Three times I tried to squeeze off the shot, only to let up each time.
Called TopReach, the lightweight aluminum tool provides fast, safe bubble-tight squeeze off of both MDPE and HDPE pipe from ground level.
Unfortunately, many of us are "squeeze challenged." We might squeeze off a few good shots here and there, but let's be honest; punches happen.
Make it your goal to squeeze off a surprise release with every shot you take.
When squeezing off a line under pressure, at the squeeze off point the velocity of the gas inside the pipe accelerates to pass through the narrowing squeeze pipe gap.
Mentally, practice waiting for the animal to open up a good shot, then move the pin in smoothly, lock on the spot and squeeze off the shot.