take a fling
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Then, at 30, bored with the "non-Aristotelian inevitability of August doubleheaders," he decided to take a fling at acting.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was on the way back from St. Chamond a few days later when a messenger clambered into his compartment at Dijon with President Auriol's invitation to take a fling at forming a government.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now 70 and living in Southern California, Dame Judith Anderson has decided to take a fling at a slightly different role.
From Time Magazine Archive
As an actor in church plays, he had been bitten by the theatrical bug, longed to take a fling at more serious acting.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, now, have you come round to take a fling at me?" said the girl, with more of terror than anger in her voice.
From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
