英语词汇fire away flanagan的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

fire away Flanagan. A historical phrase dating back to the Revolutionary War. It means “to keep it up, go on, continue,” ac- cording to the Dictionary of Americanisms (1951). Whether there was a real Flanagan is unknown, but the expression was first recorded by Philip Freneau in a 1783 poem: “Scarce a broadside was ended ’till another began again—By Jove! It was nothing but Fire away Flanagan!” This poem referenced an at- tack on the Fraunces Tavern, a restaurant still open today in New York City. It was then known as the Queen’s Head Tavern, owned by Samuel Francis, a fierce anti-Royalist who later changed his name.

词汇	fire away flanagan
词源	fire away Flanagan. A historical phrase dating back to the Revolutionary War. It means “to keep it up, go on, continue,” ac- cording to the Dictionary of Americanisms (1951). Whether there was a real Flanagan is unknown, but the expression was first recorded by Philip Freneau in a 1783 poem: “Scarce a broadside was ended ’till another began again—By Jove! It was nothing but Fire away Flanagan!” This poem referenced an at- tack on the Fraunces Tavern, a restaurant still open today in New York City. It was then known as the Queen’s Head Tavern, owned by Samuel Francis, a fierce anti-Royalist who later changed his name.
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