Let+fly

  • 41let loose — verb 1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) (Freq. 1) She let out a big heavy sigh He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand • Syn: ↑utter, ↑emit, ↑let out • Derivationally related for …

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  • 42let — let1 verb (lets, letting; past and past participle let) 1》 not prevent or forbid; allow. 2》 used in the imperative to express an intention, proposal, or instruction: let s have a drink. 3》 used to express an assumption upon which a theory or… …

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  • 43let — verb 1) let him sleep for now Syn: allow to, permit to, give permission to, give leave to, authorize to, sanction to, grant the right to, license to, empower to, enable to, entitle to; archaic suffer to Ant: prevent, prohibit …

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  • 44fly — verb 1) a bird flew overhead Syn: travel through the air, wing its way, wing, glide, soar, wheel; hover, hang; take wing, take to the air, mount 2) they flew to Paris Syn: travel by …

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  • 45let go — phrasal 1. to dismiss from employment < the firm let him go at the end of the month > 2. to abandon self restraint ; let fly < spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go David Kline > < there just to party, just to let go Philippe&#8230; …

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  • 46let off — Synonyms and related words: absolve, acquit, amnesty, backfire, blast, blow out, blow up, burst, bust, cast loose, charge, charter, chartered, clear, cock, decontaminate, demobilize, destigmatize, detonate, discharge, dismiss, dispense, dispense&#8230; …

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  • 47fly — I. v. n. 1. Soar, mount, hover, take wing. 2. Flutter, flap, float, wave, undulate, vibrate, play. 3. Burst, explode, be scattered, break in pieces, be broken to pieces. 4. Flee, run away, decamp, abscond, make off, pack off, slip away, steal&#8230; …

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  • 48let drive — verb fire as from a gun (Freq. 1) The soldiers let drive their bullets • Syn: ↑loose off, ↑let fly • Hypernyms: ↑fire, ↑discharge • Verb Frames …

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  • 49fly at — he flew at Rodriguez with fire in his eyes Syn: attack, assault, pounce on, set upon, set about, let fly at, turn on, round on, lash out at, hit out at, fall on; informal lay into, tear into, lace into, sail into, pitch into, let someone have it …

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  • 50let rip — phrasal 1. : to utter or release without restraint : let fly lets rip an off the cuff attack Julie Wilson the pitcher let it rip with the first pitch often used in the phrase let her rip 2. : to do or utter something without restraint …

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