let fly | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)Tostrikeorreleaseaprojectilewith great force.1938April,George Orwell[pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter III, inHomage to Catalonia, London:Secker & Warburg,→OCLC:One evening when it was barely even dusk a sentrylet flyat 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.2011October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:Norwich were back on level terms through an equally stunning finish by Morison in the 53rd minute, the former Millwall playerletting flyfrom the edge of the area after being teed-up by Leon Barnett.2025April 17, Simon Stone, “Manchester United 5-4 Olympique Lyonnais”, inBBC Sport‎[2]:This time there was an English element as Ainsley Maitland-Nileslet flywith cross-shot that fizzed to Nicolas Tagliafico at the far post.; (figurative)To unleash an angry outburst.She was furious andlet flyat him with a string of obscenities.1959,Anthony Burgess,Beds in the East(The Malayan Trilogy), published1972, page498:Rosemary peeled off Sloane Square, Hartnell, decorations-will-be-worn, fog primroses, crumpets by the fire, andlet flyvulgarly at Vythilingam.1984August 11, Merle Woo, “Revolutionary Optimism—The Order of the Day”, inGay Community News, volume12, number 5, page 5:Jammed onto a narrow, steep sidewalk, police barricades all around, we march with placards, drums, and angry spirit: "The Moral Majority, cops and Klan. Work together hand in hand." — helmeted tac squad on horses, Hondas, facing us on Powell Street, itching to wield their billy clubs, waiting for any excuse tolet fly.

Examples:

EN: I sort of got some dust in my throat, and without thinking, I let fly right down on a girl's hat.
ES: Tenía como polvo en la garganta, y sin pensar, lo eché en el sombrero de una chica.
EN: And it was life itself the emperor had once held in his hand, and let fly away.
ES: Lo que el Emperador había tomado en sus manos y dejado escapar.
EN: A 100 times, I was just about to let fly at them in my sleep.
ES: Más de cien veces, los salvajes asaltaron mis peores pesadillas.
EN: It is here where imagination could really let fly and creative inspiration brought excellent results.
ES: Justo aquí, la imaginación de alto vuelo y la inagotable creatividad rinden sus más espléndidos frutos.
EN: Frazer's layin' back his ears. He's just likely to let fly.
ES: El caballo puede desplomarse en cualquier momento.
EN: Anyway you needn't let fly at me as if I were a dog or a hen or something
ES: De todas formas no necesitas soltarme como si fuera un perro o una gallina o algo así.
EN: When they're in range, you let fly with everything that you've got.
ES: Cuando estén a tiro duro con ellos con todo lo que tengan
EN: You want me to let fly?
ES: ¿ Quiere que dispare?
EN: Well, I didn't flinch away When you let fly With your blow... but held as still as the grave.
ES: Yo no desistí cuando tú golpeaste... sino que me quedé más quieto que una tumba.
EN: That, Mr. McCarthy, he has a temper that one, you know. You know, if he thought another gun had poached his bird out shooting, he'd let fly in a real fury.
ES: Ese, Sr. McCarthy tenìa un caràcter, que diablos, usted sabe usted sabe, si sabìa que otra persona le habìa disparado a sus aves se hubiese puesto realmente furioso.
EN: The machine comes on, and I let fly like Mussolini from the balcony.
ES: Era el contestador, y largué más que Mussolini desde un balcón.
EN: Did Kremlin Joe let fly with the nukes?
ES: ¿Kremlin Joe ha soltado los misiles?
EN: And at once he let fly at the blacksmith:
ES: Y en un momento, le inquirió al herrero:
EN: You let fly...
ES: Te precipitas?
EN: Honey, the FAA, they're very strict about who they let fly an airline.
ES: El gobierno no deja volar a cualquiera, cariño.

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