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English Idiom: Go fly a kite
I’m sure you have been annoyed by someone at some point in your life but were too polite to tell them to f*** off.
That’s a good thing. It means you are a lady or a gentleman and do not want to use four-letter words or other profanity.
Now, the next time that person annoys you, you can tell them to go fly a kite.
Go fly a kite is a polite little phrase to tell someone annoying you to go away.
There is no profanity involved, but they still get the message.
Remember this one: the next time someone gets on your nerves or is otherwise a pest, tell them to go fly a kite.
It’s a much more socially acceptable way to say, well, you know what.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
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On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 84.
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