Meaning: baffling 
'bæflɪŋ 'bæfl
adj.
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
n.
a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
v.
be a mystery or bewildering to
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
check the emission of (sound)
fling Idiom, Proverb
have a fling
fling off
She flung off in a fury．她怒气冲冲地跑掉了。
He flung off without saying a single word．他一声不吭气呼呼地走了。
The boy slammed the door and flung off to school．这孩子砰地一声把门关上，就往学校跑去。
2． produce casually； give utterance or expression to（a compliment， a tune，etc．）casually偶然发出；漫不经心地发出（赞美的话、曲调等）
He just flung off a remark about getting a new job．他偶然谈起要找一份新的工作。
She flung off a merry tune．她随意地哼出愉快的调子。
3．discard；rid oneself of丢弃；摆脱；甩开（某人）
How did you manage to fling off your pursuer？你是怎样设法甩掉追你的人的？
She has decided to fling off all restraints．她已决定摆脱所有的限制。
I wish I could fling off all these petty considerations．我要是能摆脱这些杂念该多好。
fling up
He talked to me of flinging up the design of building a new house．他跟我谈到要放弃盖新房子的计划。
I feel like flinging it all up．我想全部都放弃。
He says he'll fling up the whole thing if they don't give him more money．他说如果他们不多给钱，他就把整个事情都辞掉。
final fling
Idiom(s): final flingTheme: COMPLETION
the last act or period of enjoyment before a change in one's circumstances or lifestyle.
• You might as well have a final fling before the baby's born.
• Mary's going out with her girlfriends for a final fling. She's getting married next week.
fling oneself at
Idiom(s): throw oneself at someone AND fling oneself at someoneTheme: ROMANCE
to give oneself willingly to someone else for romance.
• I guess that Mary really likes John. She practically threw herself at him when he came into the room.
• Everyone could see by the way Tom flung himself at Jane that he was going to ask her for a date.
have one's fling|fling|have
v. phr. To have one or more romantic and/or sexual experiences, usually before marriage. Jack has had his fling and now seems to be ready to get married and settle down.throw oneself at someone's head|fling oneself at s
v. phr., informal To try hard and openly to make a person love you. She threw herself at his head, but he was interested in another girl.Compare: AT ONE'S FEET.
fling
flingIn addition to the idiom beginning with fling, also see last fling.
fling oneself at someone
fling oneself at someoneAlso, fling or throw oneself at someone's head. Try openly to make someone love one. For example, She was constantly phoning him and inviting him over, really flinging herself at him, or Mom said she should stop throwing herself at his head.
last fling
last flingA final enjoyment of freedom. For example, He's planning to have one last fling before joining the army. This expression employs fling in the sense of “a brief period of indulging one's impulses,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1800s.
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