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 ]
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verb (used with object) 1. to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash. 2. to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument. verb (used without object) 3. to make a splashing sound. 4. to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound. noun 5. […]
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