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• have a fling — live a wild life as a young person    Dad, did you have a fling when you were young? …   English idioms

• Fling — Fling, n. 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. [1913 Webster] I, who love to have a fling,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fling — [fliŋ] vt. flung, flinging [ME flingen, to rush < ON flengja, to whip (Norw dial., to throw) < IE base * plāk : see FLAW2] 1. to throw, esp. with force or violence; hurl; cast 2. to put abruptly or violently [to be flung into confusion] 3.… …   English World dictionary

• fling — (v.) c.1300, probably from or related to O.N. flengja to flog, of uncertain origin. The M.E. intransitive sense is that suggested by phrase have a fling at make a try. The noun meaning attempt, attack is from early 14c. Sense of period of… …   Etymology dictionary

• fling — 1 verb past tense and past participle flung, (T) /flIN / 1 THROW (always + adv/prep) to throw something quickly with a lot of force : fling sth at/into/on etc: Spectators flung bottles and cans at the marchers. | fling sth down: Sammy flings down …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fling — [[t]flɪ̱ŋ[/t]] flings, flinging, flung 1) VERB If you fling something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. [V n prep/adv] The woman flung the cup at him... [V n prep/adv] He once seized my knitting, flinging it across the room. 2)… …   English dictionary

• fling — [[t]flɪŋ[/t]] v. flung, fling•ing, n. 1) to throw or cast with force, violence, or abandon 2) to move (oneself) violently or abruptly: She flung herself angrily from the room[/ex] 3) to put or send suddenly or without preparation: to fling… …   From formal English to slang

• fling — v. & n. v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a (usu. foll. by into) rush headlong (into a person s arms, a train, etc.). b (usu. foll. by into) embark wholeheartedly (on an enterprise). c (usu. foll.… …   Useful english dictionary

• fling — vb, n British 1. (to give someone) a bribe, illicit payment. A piece of criminal and police jargon which is a more recent coinage inspired by bung. We ll have to fling him to square it. I d need a fling in that case. 2. an affair, usually… …   Contemporary slang

• fling yourself at somebody — ˈfling yourself at sb derived (informal, disapproving) to make it too obvious to sb that you want to have a sexual relationship with them Main entry: ↑flingderived …   Useful english dictionary

• fling — I n. (colloq.) attempt 1) to have, take (esp. BE) a fling at smt. period of self indulgence 2) to have a last fling II v. 1) (D; tr.) to fling at (to fling a stone at smb.) 2) (d; tr.) to fling to (they flung their rifles to the ground) 3) (N;… …   Combinatory dictionary