shoot first and ask questions later
shoot first and ask questions later · shoots first and asks questions later · shot first and asked questions later · shooting first and asking questions later
erst schießen, dann fragen
disparar primero y preguntar después
To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately…To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences:
Meaning
2 senses(US, idiomatic)To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.
erst schießen, dann fragen
(US, idiomatic)To act boldly.
Forms
shoots first and asks questions later, shooting first and asking questions later, shot first and asked questions later, shot first and asked questions laterirregular · Lesson
| Base form | shoot first and ask questions later · to shoot first and ask questions later |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoots first and asks questions later |
| Present participle | shooting first and asking questions later |
| Past simple | shot first and asked questions later |
| Past participle | shot first and asked questions later |
Tenses
shoot first and ask questions later · shot first and asked questions later · will shoot first and ask questions later · have shot first and asked questions laterPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | shoot first and ask questions later |
| he, she, it | shoots first and asks questions later |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have shot first and asked questions later |
| he, she, it | has shot first and asked questions later |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will shoot first and ask questions later |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | shot first and asked questions later |
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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