fly trap

fly trap

slang The mouth. You can always count on something stupid to come out of Eddie's fly trap.
See also: fly, trap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fly trap

n. the mouth. Close your fly trap. You talk too much.
See also: fly, trap
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • flew
  • I gotta fly
  • I‘ve gotta fly
  • I’ve got to fly
  • I've got to fly
  • take off from
  • take off from (something or some place)
  • take off from work
  • let fly
  • fly-by-night
References in periodicals archive
Here's a simple fly trap that we discovered at a friend's horse farm.
Some of the flies caught on the fly trap that Julie changes daily
Weed isn't a carnivorous plant like the Venus Fly Trap or the Pitcher Plant.
Monday Day Of The Triffids BBC Radio 4 Extra, 6pm You'll never look at your Venus fly trap in the same way again.
Venus Fly Trap I bought a Venus fly trap But it wouldn't harm a fly.
FLY TRAP Trout can't resist the lure of the daddy long legs
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Frances Hardinge's books for children include Cuckoo Song (2014), The Lost Conspiracy (2009), Fly by Night (2005), Well Witched (2007), and Fly Trap (2007).
We all quietly watched as Joe's eyelids slowly sank, his mouth dropping open like a fly trap and little dream twitches flitting through his mouth.
The fruit fly trap was constructed from transparent plastic bottles of approximately 1 liter capacity.
From acne treatment to relieving muscle pain after intense exercise to eliminating cat urine odor, killing weeds, or crafting a simple fruit fly trap, 101 Amazing Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar is a handy resource for getting the most out of an inexpensive home remedy!
The Garbage Can Fly Trap attracts flies to garbage and disposes of them quickly and easily.
Inspired by the venus fly trap, the nine-piece range includes necklaces, earrings and hair accessories adorned with blue bottle flies - the plant's unsuspecting prey.
The landing net, nicknamed The Fly Trap and standing 20 storeys high held by four 200ft cranes, was designed to cushion his fall without bouncing him.
Flies caught in a fly trap at one of the homes in Byker