flying

Related to flying: flying squirrel, flying machine
See:
  • a flying start
  • a flying visit
  • be flying a kite
  • be flying blind
  • be flying high
  • come through (something) with flying colors
  • could eat the arse out of a low-flying duck
  • could eat the crotch out of a low-flying duck
  • could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck
  • fly a kite
  • fly across (something)
  • fly apart
  • fly around
  • fly away
  • fly beneath (the/someone's) radar
  • fly blind
  • fly by
  • fly by the seat of (one's) pants
  • fly from (someone or something)
  • fly high
  • fly in
  • fly in the face of (something)
  • fly in the teeth of (something)
  • fly into (someone or something)
  • fly into a rage
  • fly into a temper
  • fly into the face of danger
  • fly kites
  • fly light
  • fly off
  • fly off at a tangent
  • fly off the handle
  • fly out
  • fly out of (some place)
  • fly over (someone or something)
  • fly the coop
  • fly the flag
  • fly the nest
  • fly to (someone or something)
  • fly under (the/someone's) radar
  • fly up to (some place)
  • flying blind
  • flying colors, come off with
  • Flying Dutchman
  • flying fish
  • flying high
  • flying start
  • flying visit
  • get off the ground
  • get off to a flying start
  • go flying
  • keep the flag flying
  • keep the stork flying
  • kite flying
  • off to a flying start
  • pass with flying colors
  • pass with flying colours
  • send (one) flying
  • send (something) flying
  • send flying
  • send someone flying
  • straighten up and fly right
  • the feathers fly
  • the fur flies
  • with flying colors
  • with flying colors, pass with
  • with flying colours
References in periodicals archive
'When I say flying car, it stimulates the brains of even less educated people as they start wondering what is flying car and in what context.
The movie's second installment (originally set in the year 2015) introduced the concept of flying cars for every family.Of course, this is just fiction.
The certification program at Aspen Flying Club includes a minimum of 20 hours flying time with a seasoned Aspen Flying Club instructor as well as practical and written exams.
Flying a modern aircraft may be child's play on a computer- based simulator, but the physical circumstance of flying one is much more difficult.
Ross, who is in the second year of a pilot studies degree at Liverpool University, was given the honour yesterday by Liverpool Flying School at John Lennon Airport.
Previously, engineers have long been stymied in their attempts to fabricate micro aerial robots that can match the amazing flight capabilities of nature's most advanced flying insects - flies.
Because the feathers were more like the ones that modern birds use for flying than the ones they use just to keep warm, Longrich concluded that Archaeopteryx could have used them for flying, too.
Schullery writes with an articulate flair about flying fishing in western culture; fly fishing in the Yellowstone country in 1870; fly fishing in the Yellowstone country in the 20th century, fly fishing rivers in folklore and history, fly fishing as sport and to put food on the table; spiritual aspects of fly fishing; demystifying some "sacred cows" of fly fishing, and how the life lessons of fly fishing have historical reached far beyond casting a line in a pond, stream, lake or river.
In fact, I have found kite flying parallels Good Friday's anticipation of Jesus' victory over death.
Averille Dawson has been flying since she was 17, but she says she's never had a job quite like her current mission.
This marks a historic event for the Jolly Rogers who are now flying in the squadron's ninth airframe in its storied history.
But this fly lives up to its name--and not just because it preys on other flying insects.
The price of flying went up, which pushed down demand for tickets.