kite flying

基本解釋

Well that puts an end to Wen type kite flying to solicit public feedback.
FORBES: Looking for China's Democratic Path
Earlier this month, Nick Boles, a new Tory MP and kite-flying outrider for the modernising camp, called for the two parties to forge an electoral pact at the next election.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot
Saint tried the good-cop approach, holding a kite-flying event in a park, after surveys showed that residents felt strongly about energy independence, and giving pinwheels to tots at a July 4th parade to promote wind power.
FORBES: Magazine Article

the practice of drawing cheques on deposits which are already committed, assuming that the delay in clearing the cheque will allow time to replenish the account (Also called kiting)