ouvrir le feu — meaning in English

English meaning

• open up phrasal verb To start talking freely about feelings, worries or private matters that you had been keeping to yourself.

Senses

ouvrir le feu is used for these senses in English:

• open fire (idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
• open up (intransitive) To commence firing weapons.

open up — full definition

1. phrasal verb To start talking freely about feelings, worries or private matters that you had been keeping to yourself.
2. phrasal verb To make something accessible, or to become accessible — used of doors, shops, borders, markets and opportunities.
3. phrasal verb To increase a lead or a gap, or to begin firing, in sport and military contexts.

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