flying a kite
Wind-powered outdoor activity
Flying a kite is the activity of sending a kite into the air and controlling it with a string.
The phrase extends to testing public reaction to an idea before committing to it: The senator was just flying a kite with that proposal.
In British slang, flying a kite can mean writing bad checks or running a scam.
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- funAmusement or pleasure
- windAir current outdoors
- beachSandy waterside margin
- skyVisible overhead expanse
windy day · clear blue sky · string · spool · festival · soar · Ben Franklin · tail · gust · updraft · trial balloon · drag · breeze · park · open field · freedom · letting go · air
aerial vs. ground-based activity
flying a kitegardening
Tending plants recreationally
groundwork · crawling · spelunking · mining · excavating
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