miss fire

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Word Origin & History

c.1200, furen, figurative, "arouse, excite;" literal sense of "set fire to" is from late 14c., from fire (n.). The Old English verb fyrian "to supply with fire" apparently did not survive into Middle English.

The sense of "sack, dismiss" is first recorded 1885 in American English (earlier "throw (someone) out" of some place, 1871), probably from a play on the two meanings of discharge: "to dismiss from a position," and "to fire a gun," fire in the second sense being from "set fire to gunpowder," attested from 1520s. Of bricks, pottery, etc., from 1660s. Related: Fired; firing. Fired up "angry" is from 1824. Firing squad is attested from 1904.

Example Sentences for miss fire

After all the "Bolton Baby" might miss fire by a second or two.

You don't want to miss fire when you get a chance to shoot at a fox.

Even with the most elaborate care it was liable to miss fire.

The peasants say that a knife has more shots in it than a revolver, and does not miss fire.'

Villiam assumed a thoughtful demeanor, and says he: "Is it a miss fire?"

There isn't one chance in a thousand for us to miss fire, but you must follow—not lead.

What if it should miss fire, or even if igniting, I should fail with it to light the dry leaves?

Because of their complexity and subtlety they often miss fire and fail of their purpose.

The revolver might miss fire, in which case all hope would be gone.

The hammer that struck this shell didn't hit true; not so far off as to miss fire, you understand, but it ain't in line exactly.

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