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Synonyms

let fly

Idioms  

  1. 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.

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers scrapped his slider, mixed in a sweeper, and told him his arm was so good that he should stop trying to make perfect pitches and just let fly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

And the 25-year-old is not afraid to let fly, as he showed in Monday's 28-3 win over Cincinnati, with new running back JK Dobbins doing the damage on the ground.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

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

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2024

Honestly, sometimes I’m just riding by and I realize that Kevin would probably enjoy hearing from me, so I park the bike, walk up to his front door, and let fly.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2023

Horse cleared his throat and let fly a frog.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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