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firing into the sun

firing into the sun is the present participle and gerund of fire into the sun.

Meaning of fire into the sun

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To get rid of or otherwise punish an unwanted person (especially due to poor performance).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fire, into, the, sun.

Questions about firing into the sun

What is firing into the sun the present participle and gerund of?
Firing into the sun is the present participle and gerund of fire into the sun.

Words near firing into the sun in the dictionary

  1. firinda
  2. firing
  3. firing away
  4. firing blanks
  5. firing in anger
  6. firing into the sun
  7. firing iron
  8. firing irons
  9. firing line
  10. firing lines
  11. firing off

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