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,” he said that day.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

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

Related: 1978: one last fling in Iran before the revolution “Everything that is functioning in this country today is because of him and his father!” my uncle said to no-one in particular.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2015

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

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2012

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan