fire into the sun

verb

To get rid of or otherwise punish an unwanted person (especially due to poor performance).

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Meanings

verbfire into the sun (third-person singular simple present fires into the sun, present participle firing into the sun, simple past and past participle fired into the sun)

present singular third person fires into the sun · participle present firing into the sun · participle past fired into the sun · past fired into the sun

  1. idiomaticTo get rid of or otherwise punish an unwanted person (especially due to poor performance).
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fire, into, the, sun.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire into the sun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20into%20the%20sun.

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