English Explanatory Dictionary

shoot first and ask questions later

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
  2. To act boldly.

Word forms

shoot first and ask questions later shoots first and asks questions later shooting first and asking questions later shot first and asked questions later

Related words

first blood guns blazing preemptive shoot from the hip
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