fling off

fling off
◆ fling off
I. vt
1. (also fig: remove)
▪ to \fling off off ⇆ sth coat, jacket etw abwerfen; blanket, sheet etw wegstoßen
to \fling off off a burden/yoke (fig) eine Last/ein Joch abwerfen
to \fling off off scruples (fig) Bedenken über Bord werfen
2. (rid)
▪ to \fling off off ⇆ sb attacker, pursuer jdn abschütteln
3. (fig pej: write quickly)
▪ to \fling off off ⇆ sth essay, letter etw hinhauen pej fam; poem etw herunterrasseln pej fam
4. (say quickly)
▪ to \fling off off ⇆ sth hint, insult, remark etw fallenlassen
II. vi davonstürzen, abzischen fam
he flung off in a temper er zischte wütend ab
* * *
vt sep (lit)
coat abwerfen; opponent abschütteln; (fig) remark hinwerfen; restraints von sich werfen
* * *
fling off
A v/t
1. ein Kleidungsstück abwerfen
2. a) ein Joch etc abwerfen, abschütteln:
fling off the chains of marriage sich aus den Fesseln der Ehe befreien
b) → academic.ru/28055/fling_away">fling away 3
3. einen Verfolger abschütteln, einen Jagdhund von der Fährte abbringen
4. ein Gedicht etc schnell hinwerfen, aus dem Ärmel schütteln
5. eine Bemerkung hinwerfen, fallen lassen
B v/i davonstürzen

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