fly high

fly¹ (fl

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v. flew (fl

), flown (fl

n), fly·ing, flies (fl

v.intr.

1. To engage in flight, especially:

a. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.

b. To travel by air: We flew to Dallas.

c. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft.

a. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground.

b. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead.

3. To move or be sent through the air with great speed: bullets flying in every direction; a plate that flew from my hands when I stumbled.

a. To move with great speed; rush or dart: The children flew down the hall. Rumors were flying during their absence.

b. To flee; escape.

c. To hasten; spring: flew to her students' defense.

5. To pass by swiftly: a vacation flying by; youth that is soon flown.

6. To be dissipated; vanish: Their small inheritance was quickly flown.

7. past tense and past participle flied (fl

d) Baseball To hit a fly ball.

8. To undergo an explosive reaction; burst: The dropped plate flew into pieces. The motorist flew into a rage.

9. Informal To gain acceptance or approval; go over: "However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly" (New York Times).

v.tr.

a. To cause to fly or float in the air: fly a kite; fly a flag.

b. Nautical To operate under (a particular flag): a tanker that flies the Liberian flag.

a. To pilot (an aircraft or a spacecraft).

b. To carry or transport in an aircraft or a spacecraft: fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.

c. To pass over or through in flight: flew the coastal route in record time.

d. To perform in a spacecraft or an aircraft: flew six missions into space.

a. To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.

b. To avoid; shun: fly temptation.

n. pl. flies

1. The act of flying; flight.

a. A fold of cloth that covers a fastening of a garment, especially one on the front of trousers.

b. The fastening or opening covered by such a fold.

3. A flap that covers an entrance or forms a rooflike extension for a tent or the canopy of a vehicle.

4. A flyleaf.

5. Baseball A fly ball.

a. The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.

b. The outer edge of a flag.

7. A flywheel.

8. flies The area directly over the stage of a theater, containing overhead lights, drop curtains, and equipment for raising and lowering sets.

9. Chiefly British A one-horse carriage, especially one for hire.

Phrasal Verb:

fly at

To attack fiercely; assault: The dogs flew at each other's throats.

Idioms:

fly high

To be elated: They were flying high after their first child was born.

fly off the handle Informal

To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.

let fly

1. To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.

2. To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.

on the fly

1. On the run; in a hurry: took lunch on the fly.

2. While in the air; in flight: caught the ball on the fly.

[Middle English flien, from Old English flogan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

flya·ble adj.

fly² (fl

)

n. pl. flies

a. Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly.

b. Any of various other flying insects, such as the caddis fly.

2. A fishing lure simulating a fly, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook.

Idiom:

fly in the ointment

A detrimental circumstance or detail; a drawback.

[Middle English flie, from Old English floge; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fly³ (fl

)

adj.

1. Chiefly British Mentally alert; sharp.

2. Slang Fashionable; stylish.

[Probably from fly.]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	fly high - be elated; "He was flying high during the summer months" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	2.	fly high - make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance; "The new student is thriving" prosper, thrive, flourish change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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