flies

Idioms and Phrases

see as the crow flies ; drop like flies ; no flies on someone ; time flies . Also see under fly .

Example Sentences

And from above, "you only typically have an occasional satellite that flies through it."

From Salon

Rather, he embeds us in the warm, casual messiness of the couple’s domestic life, underlined most amusingly by a seemingly superfluous subplot involving Ono researching how to obtain live flies for her latest art installation.

From Los Angeles Times

Nieman grew up in the mainline Presbyterian church, and still belongs to a congregation that flies the Pride flag.

From Salon

A state education official said the threat “flies in the face of our moral obligation to care for our country’s children.”

From Los Angeles Times

Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study.

From BBC

Related Words

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• speed
• swoop
• take off
• travel