like a blue-arsed fly

rude slang In a fast, frenetic, and harried manner. Usually used in the phrase "run/rush around like a blue-arsed fly." Give yourself enough time before deadline so that you don't have to be rushing around like a blue-arsed fly at the last minute. I need to sit down for a minute—I've been running around like a blue-arsed fly all day!

like a blue-arsed fly

BRITISH, INFORMAL, VERY RUDE

If you do something like a blue-arsed fly, you do it very quickly and without having much control. I ran around like a blue-arsed fly, packed two suitcases and a trunk, and left everything else.

like a blue-arsed fly

in an extremely hectic or frantic way. British vulgar slang

The ‘blue-arsed fly’ referred to is a bluebottle, well known for its frenetic buzzing about.

1998 Rebecca Ray A Certain Age I'm not going to run around like a blue-arsed fly pandering to you and your bloody room, alright?

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释义	like a blue-arsed fly like a blue-arsed fly rude slang In a fast, frenetic, and harried manner. Usually used in the phrase "run/rush around like a blue-arsed fly." Give yourself enough time before deadline so that you don't have to be rushing around like a blue-arsed fly at the last minute. I need to sit down for a minute—I've been running around like a blue-arsed fly all day! See also: fly, like Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. like a blue-arsed fly BRITISH, INFORMAL, VERY RUDE If you do something like a blue-arsed fly, you do it very quickly and without having much control. I ran around like a blue-arsed fly, packed two suitcases and a trunk, and left everything else. See also: fly, like Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. like a blue-arsed fly in an extremely hectic or frantic way. British vulgar slang The ‘blue-arsed fly’ referred to is a bluebottle, well known for its frenetic buzzing about. 1998 Rebecca Ray A Certain Age I'm not going to run around like a blue-arsed fly pandering to you and your bloody room, alright? See also: fly, like Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: from my cold, dead hands how about how/what about...? eggs is eggs How long is a piece of string? splash around (one's) best foot forward best foot forward (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) game on References in periodicals archive "The kitman was running around like a blue-arsed fly, saying 'We need 27 more - get it on!' It was better than reading the match programme, that's for sure." BRUCE JOY AT WINS OVER SPURS..& OZ; TOON SIMPLY SM-ASH IT
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