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Let fly

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To strike or release a projectile with great force. idiomatic, intransitive

    "One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentry let fly at me from a distance of twenty yards; but he missed me by a yard—goodness knows how many times the Spanish standard of marksmanship has saved my life."

  2. 2
    fire as from a gun wordnet
  3. 3
    To unleash an angry outburst. figuratively

    "She was furious and let fly at him with a string of obscenities."

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