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fly out of the trapsto start quickly.Rate it:

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fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:

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Go Fly A KiteGet Outa Here, Leave Town, "I Don't B'lieve Ya!"Rate it:

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bar flyA person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.Rate it:

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fly byAn airplane pilot does a "fly by" when she/he flies too close to the control tower thus making it shake and unnerve the people in itRate it:

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fly byTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interactionRate it:

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fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:

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fly in the face ofTo act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.Rate it:

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fly in the ointmentSomething which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.Rate it:

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Fly in the OintmentA small disturbance or irritation which can spoil ones pleasure and excitementRate it:

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fly lowto have one's fly (zipper) undone.Rate it:

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fly offto flee rapidly; to run away.Rate it:

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fly off at a tangentTo digress from a topic.Rate it:

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Fly Off the HandleTo get extremely furious and angry, unable to control temperRate it:

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fly off the shelvesTo be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.Rate it:

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fly on the wallA quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.Rate it:

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fly outTo become out by hitting a fly ball which is caughtRate it:

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fly outTo travel rapidly to a destination, typically on an airplaneRate it:

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fly outTo rapidly emergeRate it:

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fly the coopTo depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.Rate it:

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fly the coopTo escape from a pen or similar enclosure.Rate it:

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Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate it:

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fly the flagTo be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a resultRate it:

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fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:

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Go Fly a KiteTo leave, stop disturbing and making one upsetRate it:

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honey doesn't fly to the bee. wheat does not make bread.the dream doesn't come to you.AttitudeRate it:

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if pigs had wings they would fly(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.Rate it:

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let flyTo kick or hit a projectile with great force.Rate it:

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like a blue-arsed flyTo be frantic, harried or restlessRate it:

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monkeys might fly out of my buttusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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on the flySpontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.Rate it:

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pigs can flyAlternative form of pigs might fly.Rate it:

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pigs might flyusually used as a response (often with hint of sarcasm) to a situation that you think there is no chance of ever occurringRate it:

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the feathers flyAn argument or fight is instigated.Rate it:

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to dog flyto be having a fine only progressRate it:

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wouldn't hurt a flyTo be of very gentle nature.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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Last SupperThe Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.Rate it:

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otro gallo cantaríawoulda, coulda, shoulda; if pigs had wings they would fly; if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncleRate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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at all hoursLate into the night or early morning; when people ought to be sleeping.Rate it:

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bed downTo lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.Rate it:

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a noite é uma criançathe night is youngRate it:

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double upAfter a fly ball has been caught.Rate it:

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take offTo leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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nuit blancheAn all-night celebration or festival.Rate it:

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out on the tilesOut for a night on the town.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William ShakespeareRate it:

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