shoot first and ask questions later
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Verb edit
shoot first and ask questions later (third-person singular simple present shoots first and asks questions later, present participle shooting first and asking questions later, simple past and past participle shot first and asked questions later)
- (idiomatic, US) To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
- (idiomatic, US) To act boldly.
Translations edit
To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences
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