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go fly a kite

[go fly a kite] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go away; leave. Usually used as a command, to show that you do not accept someone's ideas. * /Harry was tired of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high as a kite

[high as a kite] {adj.} 1. As excited and happy as one can possibly be. * /When Eric won the lottery he was high as a kite./ 2. Intoxicated or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

set forth

[set forth] {v.}, {formal} 1. To explain exactly or clearly. * /The President set forth his plans in a television talk./ 2. To start to go somewhere; begin a trip. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

used to

[used to] (1) {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar with. * /People get used to smoking and it is hard for them to stop./ * /Farmers are used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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