I've always enjoyed flying kites. I can't see how that could be anything negative. There's a sense of freedom with the kite soaring through the air. It also gives you a great opportunity to really interact with nature. If you want to be scientific about it, to understand aerodynamics.
Almost never when people say that, do they actually offer a kite.
Are they just afraid of swearing?
2007-03-10 11:48:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
its just a way of telling someone your too up tight you need to go out and have fun doing something like-
go fly a kite
2007-03-10 11:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by Loathing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do people still say that? I haven't heard that in many years. Mary Poppins thought that telling someone to fly a kite was a wonderful thing. I just find it hard to believe that the newer generation would use that expression when they would never expel the energy to understand what kite flying is all about. The kite takes off fast, it means get lost, fast.
2007-03-10 11:55:43 · answer #2 · answered by Baw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its one of those sayings that are used to tell a person you are not interested in whatever they are inflicting on you. So to impress upon them the desire that they pi ss off the expression go fly a kite is often used. There is no intent to insult Kite fliers it could just as easily have been go ride a horse.These things often start from just one persons smart talk.
2007-03-10 11:57:25 · answer #3 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something that you say in order to tell someone who is annoying you to go away.
e.g. Go fly a kite and let me do this myself!
Use "flying kites" is because it's non-productive which is just like bothering you is.
If you don't wanna use flying kites, there are other terms you can use.
-go chase yourself
-go climb a tree
-go jump in the lake
-go sit on a tack
-go soak your head
2007-03-10 12:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the reason people say go fly a kite..is because it is an activity that will keep them busy so you can do whatever you want while they are out of your hair..LOL..the same as go climb a tree , go for a swim..etc..nothing more
2007-03-10 12:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by connie b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=30007&dict=CALD
2007-03-10 14:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means to get away
2007-03-10 12:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋