let fly

let fly
Synonyms and related words:
bowl, cast, catapult, charge, chuck, chunk, cock, dart, dash, detonate, discharge, drop, eject, fell, fire, fire off, fling, flip, fork, gun, gun for, heave, hit, hurl, hurtle, jerk, lance, launch, let off, load, lob, pass, peg, pelt, pepper, pick off, pistol, pitch, pitchfork, plug, pot, potshoot, potshot, prime, put, put the shot, riddle, serve, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shy, sling, snap, snipe, strike, take a potshot, throw, tilt, torpedo, toss

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • let fly — (something) to start shouting angrily. I was so angry I let fly at them as soon as they came in. (sometimes + at) Gripping the arms of his chair, he let fly a barrage of offensive comments …   New idioms dictionary

  • let fly — ► let fly attack physically or verbally. Main Entry: ↑let …   English terms dictionary

  • let fly — index precipitate (throw down violently), project (impel forward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • let fly — verb fire as from a gun (Freq. 1) The soldiers let drive their bullets • Syn: ↑loose off, ↑let drive • Hypernyms: ↑fire, ↑discharge • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • let fly — 1) to shoot or throw something We waited until the enemy was within range and then let fly. 2) to criticize someone angrily let fly at: The teacher really let fly at Jeff …   English dictionary

  • let fly — 1) he let fly with a brick Syn: hurl, fling, throw, propel, pitch, lob, toss, launch; shoot, fire, blast; informal chuck, sling, heave 2) she let fly at Geoffrey Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • let fly — phrasal 1. to hurl an object 2. to give unrestrained expression to an emotion or utterance < let fly with some sharp rebukes Janice Castro > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • let fly. — See let. → fly …   Useful english dictionary

  • let fly (with) (something) — 1. to throw something or shoot something from a weapon. Police officers let fly canisters of tear gas. The guy in the leather jacket was leaping over the counter when I let fly with a soda bottle. 2. to express yourself in a way that will excite… …   New idioms dictionary

  • let fly something — let fly (something) to start shouting angrily. I was so angry I let fly at them as soon as they came in. (sometimes + at) Gripping the arms of his chair, he let fly a barrage of offensive comments …   New idioms dictionary

  • let fly (at somebody) (with something) — let ˈfly (at sb/sth) (with sth) idiom to attack sb by hitting them or speaking angrily to them • He let fly at me with his fist. • She let fly with a stream of abuse. Main entry: ↑flyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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