if a plane flies, it moves through the air
if an idea or a statement flies, people accept or approve of it
if ideas or opinions are flying, people are talking about them a lot
if time flies, it seems to pass very quickly
if you fly a flag, or if it flies, it is on the top of a pole or building
if you fly a kite, or if it flies, you hold it on the end of a long piece of string and it blows about in the wind
to be blown around in the wind
to control a plane when it is in the air
to go across an area of water or land in a plane
to leave a place suddenly in order to escape from a difficult or dangerous situation
to move or go very quickly
to move very fast through the air
to take people or goods somewhere by plane
to travel by plane
to use a particular company or travel in a particular class when you are travelling by plane
to use wings to move through the air
A bullet flew past his head.
A huge eagle came flying past.
Every American school has a national flag flying outside it.
He had always wanted to learn to fly.
Helicopters are helping to fly out survivors.
How long does it take to fly the Atlantic?
I flew from London to Amsterdam to meet the other members of the group.
It’s a great idea, but will it fly?
I’m flying British Airways this time.
My grandfather flew bombers during the war.
Not all insects can fly.
Pieces of glass and concrete were flying in all directions.
She stood on the clifftop, her grey hair flying in the wind.
Sheila flew along the corridor to the control room.
Six months flew by, and it was time to come home again.
Some of the buildings were flying the French flag.
Sometimes it’s cheaper to fly.
The bombers were flying over enemy territory.
The door flew open and the head teacher marched in.
The fire was so suspicious that rumours started flying almost immediately.
The weekend with her family seemed to fly past.
There are a lot of wild theories flying around.
They flew her home for urgent medical treatment.
Thousands flew the country when he came to power.
We flew into Heathrow on Monday evening.
We flew into each other’s arms.
We received an encrypted signal," the captain said, `a report from a fast flyby of an aircraft out of our Kwajalein tracking station.
White gulls flew over our heads.
a pilot who flew over 100 missions
perfect weather for flying kites
fly
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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