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Meanings of shoot first in English

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Usage of shoot first in English
1
They just shoot first and then show great sensitivity to the corpse.
Evanly bodies
2
It was just a matter of who was going to shoot first.
The new yorker
3
And sometimes, I think, you have to learn how to shoot first.
Destroy Me
4
If I were in your place I should be ready to shoot first.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
5
The young lover was likely to shoot first and think afterward.
A Daughter of the Dons: A Story of New Mexico Today
6
Investors are taking the approach that shoot first, ask questions later.
Reuters
7
They are trained to fire, shoot first and ask questions afterwards, said Araujo.
The Guardian
8
If you run into Yargoul's fleet along the way, shoot first.
The Universe — or Nothing
9
Those people were extremists, terrorists, and always far too ready to shoot first.
From hell with love
10
The only question had been which rating agency would shoot first.
Reuters
11
The consequences were too scary for either side to shoot first.
Nemesis
12
Don't shoot first! They worked out a plan for sequential firing.
Ghost wars
13
And the word is shoot first on you, Bern. He clucked at me.
The burglar who liked to quote kipling
14
The bastard was mad now, ready to shoot first and ask questions la-
The Wolf’s Hour
15
In this country men sometimes shoot first and inquire afterward.
Jack Ranger's Western Trip; Or, from Boarding School to Ranch an...
16
We know how a lot of times they shoot first and ask questions later.
Ebony
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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