Synonyms

let fly

Idioms

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.

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A couple of questions later, after defending his crowd sizes, he let fly with this:

From Salon

Man almost replicated that effort as he worked his way into the area and let fly again, but his strike hit team-mate George Puscas and the visitors cleared.

From BBC

The teams traded unproductive possessions until Fiso found a crease above the left side of the three-point arc and let fly.

From Seattle Times

Holding his bow with his right foot and pulling back its string with a tiny hook tucked under his chin, Matt Stutzman let fly.

From Washington Times

Bridges corralled the ball, spun and let fly from just behind the 3-point line.

From Seattle Times

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let fly

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