Rural Dictionary

irons in the fire

Too many activities or undertakings at once. An undertaking or project in progress.

For example, Bill's got too many irons in the fire to cope with moving this year. This expression originally referred to the blacksmith heating too many irons at once and therefore spoiling some in the forging.

by dkdkdk May 5, 2007

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You're fired!

What the majority of American voters said to Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 with their ballots.

"I've heard quite a few people speak Trump's catch phrase, 'You're Fired!', in the days following the election this year."

by XXII78 November 8, 2020

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fire at the feces

To shoot the shit; to hang around and talk about whatever comes up without any real purpose.

Kyle: "Hey Brian, do you want to go outside and make targets out of cow manure and shoot our rifles at them?"
Brian: "No, I think I'm just gonna hang out here with Mike and Phil and fire at the feces."

by Nicholas D January 19, 2008

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Fire Mission

1) The annoying thing the AFATDs says when data is sent.
2) A Call for fire (artillery) despite being the oldest forms of area fire, arty is still an effective means of illumination, suppressing, screening and destroying a target of opportunity in a quick and timely means with variations in shell and fuze combinations. Also specific rounds can be used to minimize colateral damage.

Command: Hey why did we shoot a fire mission?
Fister: Because we wanted them dead?
Command: aijgoaihghegloaeiojoawet283u59235!!!!!1!!!one!!1!
Fister: Ok but they're dead now so....

Command: Well we wanted helocopters to kill them because we wanted to be involved and make ourselves feel important.
Fister: They can still do a battle damage assesment?

by Jebus Chris August 3, 2009

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