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What does "fly" mean?
fly at
to attack suddenly by or as by flying or springing toward
fly into
to have a violent outburst of fly into a rage
fly off
to go away quickly or suddenly; hurry off
fly out
âBaseball to be put out by hitting a fly that is caught by a fielder
let fly (at)
- to shoot or throw (at)
- to direct a verbal attack (at)
on the fly
- while in flight
- Informal while in a hurry
fly in the ointment
anything, esp. a little thing, that reduces or destroys the value or usefulness of something else
See fly in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
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