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Definition of Let fly
1. Verb. Fire as from a gun. "The soldiers let drive their bullets"
Definition of Let fly
1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) To kick or hit a projectile with great force. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Let Fly
Literary usage of Let fly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer (1921)
"Now then, six let fly first; and see if Zeus allows Odysseus to be hit and us to win
... He said, and all to whom he spoke let fly their spears with power. ..."
2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... together with some biting words which in my righteous anger I had let fly at
himself. LXI. After the lapse of three days, on a Thursday, there came to ..."
3. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"If it rain, we '11 draw the blinds, let fly the corks, and dance. If it's fair,
I '11 sweat you gently over the hills and home to our tobacco Parliament. ..."
4. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men ...by William Hone by William Hone (1841)
"8C tli with the dogs, and would hold out half a league outright, continually upon
the wing ; and, secondly, with hawks called blockers, which were let fly ..."
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