take a fling
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The Japanese generals and admirals might even decide to by-pass Singapore for the time being, to take a fling directly at the Indies.
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They had left Madison, where he had been an appliance salesman, less than four years ago, going $380,000 into debt to take a fling at farming with hogs, cattle and corn.
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In 1933, with his factory grown to ten employees in bigger quarters adjoining the drugstore, Joyce decided to take a fling at playshoes.
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Most professional money managers, Merrill Lynch's included, have been sensibly enough urging investors anxious to take a fling in the market to put their money into stocks of blue-chip companies.
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"But I will just take a fling at it anyway."
From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph
