Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!

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Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes! rate
(Expression) Literal. American Revolutionary Bunker/Breed's Hill order from an American commander to his riflemen to shoot at the advancing British at close range for greater accuracy.

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