fling : Idioms & Phrases
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far-flung
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adjective satellite distributed over a considerable extent
widespread.
- far-flung trading operations
- the West's far-flung mountain ranges
- widespread nuclear fallout
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adjective satellite remote
- far-flung corners of the Empire
WordNet
Figure flinging
- the practice of astrology.
Webster 1913
fling off
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verb write quickly
dash off; knock off; toss off; scratch off.
- She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper
- He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
WordNet
Highland fling
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noun a vigorous Scottish reel
WordNet
- a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.
Webster 1913
To fling about
- to throw on all sides; to scatter.
Webster 1913
To fling away
- to reject; to discard.
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. Shak.
Webster 1913
To fling down
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(a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge.This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. Tennyson.
(b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin.
Webster 1913
To fling in
- to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work.
Webster 1913
To fling off
- to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. Addison.
Webster 1913
To fling open
- to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door.
Webster 1913
To fling out
- to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another.
- to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.
Webster 1913
To fling up
- to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design.
Webster 1913
To have one's fling
- to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. J. H. Newman. "When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure." D. Jerrold.
