fling out of (something)

fling out of (something)

To toss or throw something out of something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fling" and "out." The baby's driving me crazy today—she just keeps flinging all of her toys out of the toy box. The living room looks like a bomb went off! Ariel is inconsolable right now because she flung her favorite doll out of the stroller this afternoon, and now, we can't find it. Because we kept fighting over the ball, Dad flung it out of the yard so none of us could play with it.

See also: fling, of, out

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fling someone or something out of something

 and fling someone or something out

to sling or throw someone or some thing out of something or some place. In anger, she flung the cat out of the window. She flung out the cat and closed the window.

See also: fling, of, out

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