flying kite
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- noun
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- The area behind Wat Moha Montrey, crossed by that black sewer, was a large swathe of grassy land where kids used to fly kites early in the year.
- people flying kites
- fly kites together
- children flying kites
Examples
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People fly kites all over the city.
Academic text (2010) -
And people in the park were flying kites, tossing Frisbees, and walking in 84-degree temps.
Blog text (6) -
Kids today love flying kites.
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Then one day, I suggested we take the kids to fly kites on the beach.
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You could watch people fly kites.
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We could take a picnic lunch out to a park and fly kites.
Fiction book (1998) -
Out the window behind him that Sunday morning, one could see the Jefferson Memorial and children flying kites.
Academic text (2003) -
We could fly kites together, and I could show you how to do dips and spins.
Fiction book (2002) -
Families flew kites.
Academic text (2004) -
On Good Friday, young and old enjoy the activity of flying kites together in the park.
Synonyms
Flying a kite in the air for fun
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Morphology
The phrase denotes a kite that is in flight and this meaning is directly compositional from 'flying' (to be aloft) + 'kite' (the lightweight toy). This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common nominal modification pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.
Etymology
Flying kite paints a simple picture: someone holding a string while the kite is flying high in the wind. That's why it means 'the activity of making a kite fly'.