I've looked up the phrasal verb fire off in the major dictionaries. Although no dictionary states that the phrasal verb suggests no intention of hitting a target. All the example sort of suggest so. Am I right or that's just a stretch?
The ship fire off warning shots
They fire off a volley of shots
Mexicans fire off guns to welcome the new year
Top answer
Your first sentence has a mistake in the verb, and all sentences need end punctuation.
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Your first sentence has a mistake in the verb, and all sentences need end punctuation.
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