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词汇 let fly
释义
Idiom
let flylet fly (something)
to start shouting angrily.
I was so angry I let fly at them as soon as they came in.
(sometimes + at)
Gripping the arms of his chair, he let fly a barrage of offensive comments.
idiomlet flyto criticize someone angrily, often by shouting at them:We sat down in Carroway's office and she let fly. She said she had never been so humiliated in her life and that we were never to act without her authority again.In her autobiography to be published next month, the veteran actress lets fly against Hollywood and the film industry.

let fly

1. To launch something, often as a weapon. A noun or pronoun can be used between "let" and "fly." At the sound of the whistle, the kids let fly their water balloons.
2. To launch into a verbal attack. I don't know what made him so angry, but he suddenly let fly with a string of expletives.

let fly

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.

let ˈfly (at somebody/something) (with something)

(informal)
1 throw, shoot, etc. something with great force: He aimed his gun and let fly.
2 attack somebody/something: When I told him that I couldn’t find the letter, he let fly at me.She let fly at her neighbour with a stream of insults.

let fly

1. To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.
2. To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.
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