last fling

Idioms  

1. A final enjoyment of freedom. For example, He's planning to have one last fling before joining the army. This expression employs fling in the sense of “a brief period of indulging one's impulses,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1800s.

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Example Sentences

“This is my last fling for baseball,” the 93-year-old Thomas said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022

That showpiece was Ehiogu's last fling with Villa as he soon moved on to fresh pastures and a glorious, unexpected new chapter in his career.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2017

It was fun, but wanting — the motorized equivalent of a last fling.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2012

There were creatures that lived in this last fling of the sea, tiny transparencies that came questing in with the water over the hot, dry sand.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2010

This brightness, this long spell of sunny days, was history’s last fling before another stretch of time began.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan