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Definition of
fly adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
fly
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
flaɪ
/
/
(
informal
)
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fashionable and attractive
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fly
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fly-fishing
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phrasal verb
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fly high
on the fly
fly the coop
when pigs fly
go fly a kite
not hurt a fly
fly off the handle
a fly on the wall
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fly in the face of something
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