blaze away

blaze away
verb
1. perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly (Freq. 1)
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Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause

Topics: ↑performing arts
Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly (Freq. 1)
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He blazed away at the men

Syn: ↑blaze
Hypernyms: ↑blast, ↑shoot
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

3. speak with fire and passion
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He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate

Hypernyms: ↑address, ↑speak
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP

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blaze away
1. To fire a rapid and repeated stream of bullets
2. To work very hard (informal)
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