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flush outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see flush,‎ out.Rate it:
flush outTo drive out or expose something or someone.Rate it:
flush outTo flesh out.Rate it:
flutter in the dovecoteA disturbance, usually one caused within a prescribed group of people.Rate it:
flutter in the dovecoteI further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.Rate it:
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:
fly byTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interactionRate it:
fly by the seat of one's pantsConfronting a situation with intuition and common sense without experience or instructionRate it:
fly in the face ofTo act in a manner highly contrary to; to counteract or contradict.Rate it:
fly in the ointmentSomething which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.Rate it:
Fly in the OintmentA small disturbance or irritation which can spoil ones pleasure and excitementRate it:
fly like a rockto travel through the air with little or no benefit from aerodynamic liftRate it:
fly lowto have one's fly (zipper) undone.Rate it:
fly offto flee rapidly; to run away.Rate it:
fly off at a tangentTo digress from a topic.Rate it:
fly off the handleTo become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.Rate it:
fly off the handlegetting angry for a small little thingRate it:
Fly Off the HandleTo get extremely furious and angry, unable to control temperRate it:
fly off the shelvesTo be sold in large quantities, very rapidly.Rate it:
fly on the wallA quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.Rate it:
fly outTo travel rapidly to a destination, typically on an airplaneRate it:
fly outTo rapidly emergeRate it:
fly outTo become out by hitting a fly ball which is caughtRate it:
fly out of the trapsto start quickly.Rate it:
fly the coopTo depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.Rate it:
fly the coopTo escape from a pen or similar enclosure.Rate it:
Fly the CoopTo move or leave secretly from a place or situation, to run away or get way or escapeRate it:
fly the flagTo be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a resultRate it:
fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:
fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:
fly too close to the sunTo become overly ambitious or greedy.Rate it:
fly under the radarTo go unnoticed, especially for a long period of time.Rate it:
fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:
Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.Rate it:
Flying DutchmanA ship of similar qualities to the Flying Dutchman.Rate it:
Flying DutchmanA ghost ship.Rate it:
flying startAn especially good start.Rate it:
flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:
flying visitA very short visit.Rate it:

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