'To have one's fling' definitions:
Definition of 'To have one's fling'
From: GCIDE
- Fling \Fling\, n.
- 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. [1913 Webster]
- I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster]
- 5. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner. [PJC]
- 6. a love affair. [PJC]
- 7. a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. [informal]
- Syn: shot. [PJC]
- 8. a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis. [PJC]
- To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. "When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure." --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster]