Discharge a missile or fire a weapon; also, attack verbally. For example, He let fly a rotten egg at the speaker, or They let fly some insults laced with four-letter words. The first usage dates from about
a.d. 1000, the second from the
late 1500s.
let fly
| Idioms: let fly |
| WordNet: let fly |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
fire as from a gun
Synonyms: loose off, let drive
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 | cursed |
| Let It Fly (1991 Album by The Dillards) |
| lanch |
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