bar fly »
A person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.
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bring down »
To make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
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butterfly upon a wheel »
An innocent person crushed by life's adversities.
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crane fly »
daddy longlegs
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dash off »
To leave a place quickly or briefly.
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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly »
Driving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.
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double up »
After a fly ball has been caught.
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fly in the face of »
To act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.
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fly in the ointment »
Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.
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fly off the handle »
To become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.
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fly on the wall »
A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.
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fly the coop »
To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
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fly the coop »
To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.
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fly the freak flag »
To behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.
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fly-by-night »
A creatures which flies at night; a nocturnal flier or traveler.
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fly-by-night »
Businesses that appear and disappear rapidly, or that give an impression of transience.
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fly-by-night »
One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. .
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fly-by-night »
Traveling businessmen and tradesmen.
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flying visit »
A very short visit.
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full-fledged »
Having all its feathers; able to fly.
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if pigs had wings »
Shortened form of if pigs had wings they would fly.
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if pigs had wings they would fly »
(colloquial) Expresses speakers skepticism toward a hypothetical argument by another.
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in a nutshell »
In summary; briefly or simply.
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in short »
briefly
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in the reign of Queen Dick »
When pigs fly; never.
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on the fly »
Spontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.
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puff out »
To blow briefly and lightly.
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put away »
To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
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run by »
To inform someone briefly of the main points of an idea.
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run over »
To briefly describe.
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run over »
To practice quickly, briefly.
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run through »
To briefly summarise.
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take a breather »
To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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tip one's hat »
To briefly remove or tap one's hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect.
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venus flytrap »
insect-eating plant
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when pigs fly »
Never.
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with flying colors »
Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.
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you can't fight city hall »
(chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.
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