fling

fling
[flɪŋ] n
usu sing;
1) (a. fig: throw) [mit Schwung [o Wucht] ausgeführter] Wurf;
to give sth a \fling (throw) etw werfen;
(fig: give up) etw hinwerfen [o (fam) hinschmeißen];
2) (fig: try) Versuch m;
to give sth a \fling [or to take a \fling at [doing] sth] es mit etw dat versuchen;
to take a \fling at a novel/writing sich akk an einem Roman/als Schriftsteller versuchen;
3) (fig, usu euph fam: good time) ausgelassene [o wilde] Zeit (oft euph)
to have a [or one's] \fling ausgelassen [o wild] feiern, einen draufmachen (fam)
4) (fig, usu euph fam: relationship)
to have a \fling with sb mit jdm etw haben (euph) (fam)
I had a few \flings in my younger days als ich noch jünger war, hatte ich ein paar Geschichten
5) (Scot) (dance)
Highland F\fling Schottentanz m vt <flung, flung>
1) (throw)
to \fling sb/sth jdn/etw werfen [o schleudern];
could you \fling the paper over here? könntest du mal die Zeitung 'rüberwerfen?;
to \fling a door/window open eine Tür/ein Fenster aufstoßen [o aufreißen];
to \fling sb to the ground jdn zu Boden werfen;
to \fling sb into prison jdn ins Gefängnis werfen [o (fam) stecken];
2) (move part of body)
to \fling sth etw werfen;
they flung their arms [a]round each other sie sind sich [o einander] um den Hals gefallen;
to \fling one's arms round sb's neck jdm die Arme um den Hals werfen;
to \fling one's head back den Kopf in den Nacken werfen
3) (fam: move violently)
to \fling oneself at sb/sth sich akk auf jdn/etw stürzen;
to \fling oneself at sb's feet sich akk vor jds Füße mpl werfen;
to \fling oneself into sth sich akk in etw akk werfen [o fallen lassen];
she flung herself into bed sie ließ sich ins Bett fallen;
to \fling oneself in front of a train sich akk vor einen Zug werfen;
4) (fig pej: express)
to \fling sth at sb accusations, insults jdm etw entgegenschleudern [o an den Kopf werfen];
to \fling sth in sb's teeth jdm etw an den Kopf werfen [o ins Gesicht sagen];
5) (fig: get involved)
to \fling oneself into sth sich akk in [o auf] etw akk stürzen;
to \fling oneself at sb sich akk jdm an den Hals werfen (pej) (fam)

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