let fly

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let fly (something)

to start shouting angrily (sometimes + at ) I was so angry I let fly at them as soon as they came in. Gripping the arms of his chair, he let fly a barrage of offensive comments.

See also: fly, let

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By this time his aunt Polly was all straight again, and she let fly. Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context On the cupola that surmounted the edifice was the gilded figure of an Indian chief, ready to let fly an arrow from his bow. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context With the shield slipped well up on my left arm I let fly with another arrow, which brought down a second Sagoth, and then as his fellow's hatchet sped toward me I caught it upon the shield, and fitted another shaft for him; but he did not wait to receive it. At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			lend oneself or itself to lend out lend to Lend your money and lose your friend length lengthen out leopard leopard cannot change his spots less Less is more less said , the better less than less than pleased lesser lesser of two evils lesson let let alone let at let be let by Let bygones be bygones let down let emotions show Let every man skin his own skunk let fly let fly with Let George do it let get by with let get on with let go let go of let grass grow under feet let guard down let hair down let have it let heart rule head Let her rip! let in for let in on let into let it all hang out Let it be let it be known Let it go let it rip let it slide let know let loose of Let me have it! let me say			let bygones be bygones let continue let down let down let down let down let down let down let down gently let down gently let down gently let down gently let down gently Let Down Ratio let drive let drop let drop let drop let drop let drop let emotions show Let every man skin his own skunk Let every tub stand on its own bottom Let Export Order let fall let fall let fall let fall let fall let floating let fly let fly with Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring America Let George Do It let get by with let get on with let go let go let go let go let go let go let go Let Go (album) Let Go (album) Let Go (Avril Lavigne album) Let Go (Avril Lavigne album) Let Go (song) Let Go (song) Let Go and Let God let go free let go of let go of Let God Handle That let grass grow under feet let guard down let hair down let hair down let hair down let hair down

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