fly a kite

• (raise money): fly the kite

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fly a kite (third-person singular simple present flies a kite, present participle flying a kite, simple past flew a kite, past participle flown a kite)

1. (slang, archaic) To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money.
2. Synonym of go fly a kite.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly,‎ kite.

   The children flew a kite in the park.