let fly

let fly
(let fly (at))
1) бросить, швырнуть (что-л.); выпустить (стрелу)

He picked up a stone, and let it fly at the barking dog. — Он поднял камень и швырнул его в заливающуюся лаем собаку.

2) напасть, наброситься (на)

Her anger was genuine. She was fighting for Roger. She was ready to let fly... (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. XXVIII) — Гнев Кэро был неподдельный. Она сражалась за Роджера и готова была ринуться в атаку...

I certainly never meant to insult him but he suddenly let fly at me, and I was only just able to avoid the blow. (SPI) — У меня и в мыслях не было оскорбить его, а он вдруг набросился на меня, так что я едва уклонился от удара.

3) бросать, швырять (обвинения); изрыгать (проклятья, ругательства и т. п.)

He let fly a round dozen or so of sailor's oaths. (W. Besant, ‘The World Went Very Well Then’, ch. XVI) — Он изрыгнул десятка полтора крепких морских ругательств.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • let fly (at somebody) (with something) — let ˈfly (at sb/sth) (with sth) idiom to attack sb by hitting them or speaking angrily to them • He let fly at me with his fist. • She let fly with a stream of abuse. Main entry: ↑flyidiom …   Useful english dictionary


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