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fly

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fly someone or something (into some place) (from some place)

 and fly someone or something in

to transport someone or something to some place from some place. We flew the documents into Adamsville from Springfield. We flew in the documents to Chicago from Springfield.

fly

1. mod. knowledgeable; alert and in the know. This dude is fly; there’s no question about it.

2. mod. nice-looking; stylish. I like your fly shoes, Sam.

fly

/blow the coop

To make a getaway; escape.

See:

• a fly in the ointment
• a fly on the wall
• barfly
• by the seat of pants
• fly
• fly (one's) freak flag
• fly a kite
• fly across
• fly apart
• fly around
• fly at
• fly away
• fly beneath (the/someone's) radar
• fly blind
• fly by
• fly by the seat of (one's) pants
• fly by the seat of pants
• fly from
• fly high
• fly in the face of
• fly in the ointment
• fly in the teeth of
• fly into
• fly into a rage
• fly into the face of danger
• fly kites
• fly light
• fly low
• fly mink
• fly off
• fly off the handle
• fly off with
• fly on the wall
• fly out
• fly out of
• fly out of the traps
• fly over
• fly past
• fly the coop
• fly the flag
• fly the nest
• fly to
• fly trap
• fly under (the/someone's) radar
• fly up to
• fly-by-night
• give her the bells and let her fly
• Go chase yourself!
• go fly a kite
• Go fly a kite!
• I gotta fly
• I‘ve gotta fly
• I’ve got to fly
• if pigs had wings, they would/could fly
• It'll never fly
• I've got to fly
• ladybug ladybug, fly away home
• leave the nest
• let fly
• let fly with
• make the dust fly
• make the fur fly
• make the sparks fly
• Maybees don't fly in June
• monkeys might fly out of my butt
• not hurt a fly
• not say boo to a fly
• on a tangent
• on the fly
• pigs can fly
• Pigs might fly
• run around like a blue-arsed fly
• sparks fly
• straighten up and fly right
• the feathers fly
• when pigs can fly
• when pigs fly
• will never fly
• wouldn't harm a fly
• wouldn't say boo to a goose
• You must lose a fly to catch a trout