take a fling
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By 1927 he had decided to take a fling at the U.S.
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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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As an actor in church plays, he had been bitten by the theatrical bug, longed to take a fling at more serious acting.
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He was on the way back from St. Chamond a few days later when a messenger clambered into his compartment at Dijon with President Auriol's invitation to take a fling at forming a government.
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"Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
