Synonym: coast, flee, glide, insect, run away, sail, wing. Antonym: crash, fall. Similar words: briefly, butterfly, flying colours. Meaning: [flaɪ] n. 1. two-winged insects characterized by active flight 2. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent 3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth 4. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air 5. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect. v. 1. travel through the air; be airborne 2. move quickly or suddenly 3. fly a plane 4. transport by aeroplane 5. cause to fly or float 6. be dispersed or disseminated 7. change quickly from one emotional state to another 8. pass away rapidly 9. travel in an airplane 10. display in the air or cause to float 11. run away quickly 12. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft 13. hit a fly 14. decrease rapidly and disappear. adj. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
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241. I was a bIt'shy, like a fly on the wall.
242. I'd give my ears for a chance of fly on concorde.
243. " Don't fly off the handle , Pao - sheng ! "
244. Stocks with no assets or earnings can fly on hot air.
245. We were to fly on the airplane, and bring back the badly wounded passengers.
246. I'm sorry I accidentally spilled you drink, but there's no need to fly off the handle.
247. We were having a picnic, when suddenly there came a downpour wasa fly in the ointment.
248. Your new job sounds too good to be true . Isn't there any fly in the ointment?