Idiom: Fire The Starting GunCheck definitions of...fire the starting gun MeaningsTo launch or trigger an event or situation.Example Sentences1The racecar driver waited for the official to fire the starting gun before accelerating.A-Z Proximitiesfire hosefire in angerfire in the bellyfire on all cylindersfire sale fire the starting gun fire-breathingfiring linefirm upfirst among equalsfirst and lastSimilar Idiomsfire the starting gunfight fire with firebig guneat one's gungive it the gungun jumpinghired gunjump the gunput a gun to someone's headQuaker gunrun and gunsmoking gununder the gunadd fuel to the fireball of firecatch firedraw fireescape firefeed the firefire-breathingSimilar Phrasesstarting blockstarting bufferstarting gatestarting handlestarting linestarting stallstarting motorstarting pitcherstarting pointstarting poststarting signalstarting timebofors gunbren guncork gungas gungatling gungun caseack-ack gunair gun