flight

Related to flight: flight status, Flight game

fight or flight

Two possible physiological reactions to highly stressful or threatening situations: to defend oneself or to run away. What you felt when faced with that attacker was fight or flight.

flight of fancy

An imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fancy.

See also: fancy, flight, of

flight of fantasy

An imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fantasy.

flight of imagination

An imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of imagination.

have a nice flight

A pleasant valediction to someone who is about to travel somewhere by airplane. Have a nice flight! Please text and let me know that you arrived in Miami safely.

in flight

In the act of flying. Can also be hyphenated and used to describe something offered or done while one is traveling by airplane. Look at those geese in flight! Luckily, the baby fell asleep in flight and didn't wake up till we landed in Dallas. Remember when there used to be an in-flight movie? Geez, those were the days.

in full flight

Fleeing as quickly as someone or something can. The crook was in full flight, but the police are determined to find him.

in the top flight

At the top level or rank of a larger group or set. Used especially in reference to football (soccer). Primarily heard in UK. The underdog team is trying to secure their fourth consecutive win in the top flight, in what has been one of the most remarkable seasons for a team in recent memory.

put (one) to flight

To cause someone to flee. Often used in passive constructions. The heroic officer stood in front of the bank tellers with his weapon raised toward the would-be burglars, putting them to flight instantly. It's nearly impossible to conceive of so many people being put to flight from their own country because of this conflict.

take flight

To flee or run away (from someone or something). The would-be burglars took flight as soon as they heard the police sirens. We've committed our troops to this cause, and we shall not take flight just because the path has proved difficult.

the top flight

The highest position or level in an organization, league, etc. Often used in sports. The local club is moving to the top flight, but are they ready?

top-flight

Stellar; excellent; of the highest level of quality or worth. Can be used with or without the hyphen when used after a noun. That restaurant is top-flight—you'll definitely get a good meal there. This is not a case of nepotism—Astrid won the award because her project was top flight. He's a top-flight salesmen. He always exceeds his quotas.

white flight

The phenomenon of white people relocating in large numbers, typically considered as a racist response to an influx of nonwhite people settling in their town or neighborhood. During the white flight of the 1950s, many families moved out of the city and into the suburbs.

flight of fancy

an idea or suggestion that is out of touch with reality or possibility. What is the point in indulging in flights of fancy about exotic vacations when you cannot even afford the rent?

See also: fancy, flight, of

Have a nice flight.

Please enjoy your flight. (Said when wishing someone well on an airplane trip. Often said by airline personnel to their passengers.) Clerk: Here's your ticket, sir. Have a nice flight. Fred: Thanks. As Mary boarded the plane, the flight attendant said, "Have a nice flight."

in flight

while flying. A passenger became ill in flight and the pilot had to return to the airport. I really don't care to eat in flight. I am too nervous.

in full flight

fleeing at great speed; escaping rapidly. The robbers were in full flight before the bank manager even called the sheriff.

flight of fancy

An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion, a pipe dream. For example, She engaged in flights of fancy, such as owning a million-dollar house. This idiom uses flight in the sense of "a soaring of the imagination," a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

See also: fancy, flight, of

put to flight

Cause to run away, as in The bombs put the civilians to flight. [Mid-1800s]

take flight

Also, take wing. Run away, flee, go away, as in When the militia arrived, the demonstrators took flight, or The tenant took wing before paying the rent. The first idiom derives from the earlier take one's flight, dating from the late 1300s, and was first recorded in 1435. The variant was first recorded in 1704.

a flight of fancy

a flight of fantasy

COMMON If you call an idea, statement, or plan a flight of fancy or a flight of fantasy, you mean that it is imaginative but not at all practical. This is no flight of fancy. The prototype is already flying, and production is to begin next year. The idea that you could use these satellites as weapons is a complete flight of fantasy.

See also: fancy, flight, of

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

fight or flight

the instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which readies you either to resist violently or to run away.

in full flight

escaping as rapidly as possible.

1938 Life A week later General Cedillo was reported in full flight through the bush, with Federal troops hot on his heels.

a ˌflight of ˈfancy

an idea or a statement that is very imaginative but not practical or sensible: The idea is not just a flight of fancy. It has been done before.

See also: fancy, flight, of

in the first/top ˈflight

among the best of a particular group: Everybody hopes that the new manager will be able to keep the team in the top flight next year.

take ˈflight

run away: The gang took flight when they heard the police car.

top-flight

mod. of the highest caliber. We are looking for a top-flight manager for our new division.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

flight of fancy

An imaginative but impractical idea. This cliché uses flight in the sense of a soaring imagination, a usage first recorded in 1668. Given this sense, fancy, meaning imagination, makes the phrase somewhat redundant, and it is not clear exactly when it was added. Oliver Goldsmith had the idea, if not the exact wording, in his poem “The Traveller” (1764): “To men of other minds my fancy flies.”

See also: fancy, flight, of

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
wash hands of
wash one's hands of
wash your hands of
wash your hands of somebody/something
wash your hands of something/someone
for (one's) (own) sake
for sake
keep in sight
keep sight of (someone or something)

References in periodicals archive

At 10,000 feet the flight went IMC, and the flight lead asked the FAC(A) for a lower holding altitude.

Grampaw Pettibone

Because the notice states that the disallowed cost of a flight that is both business and entertainment is the "excess of the total cost of the flights ...

Maximizing the deduction for personal use of an aircraft

The AOD stated that the IRS will not litigate this issue in cases where a taxpayer demonstrates that it has properly included in compensation and wages the value of an employee's vacation flight in accordance with Regs.

Deductible personal costs: IRS Chief Counsel Advice allows favorable treatment

Modern digital flight control systems use approximations of mathematical equations that result in very high order systems to replicate the natural response of a non-electronically controlled aircraft.

How compensation in test and evaluation affects aircraft acquisition

Lindberg completes the first solo transatlantic flight, from New York to Paris.

When man took to the skies: one hundred years ago this month, in Kitty Hawk, N.C., the Wright brothers gave the world powered flight

Responding to medical events during commercial airline flights. N Engl J Med 2002;346:1067-73.

Antibiotics and airline emergency medical kits. (Letters)

Participants learn how to infuse flight education across their curriculum, explains Bill Williams of NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.

Schools take flight for centennial. (Curriculum update: the latest developments in math, science, language arts and social studies)

All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 9 from New York will be delayed by close to nine hours and will arrive at Narita airport at around 11:45 p.m.

Tokyo-N.Y. flights canceled, delayed after U.S. crash

for a press conference attended by relatives and friends of the passengers and crew of Flight 261.

Diary of a Disaster

Continental has also gone deeper into the country with flights. This past March, it added a daily flight to the central Mexican city of San Luis Potosi, home to U.S.-based Cummins Engines, among other manufacturers.

Non-stop to Saltillo

Along with reduced luggage allowances, courier flights come with some additional--albeit standard--restrictions.

Check out an inexpensive flying option

38) has a mixing section with three channels of different and varying depths, separated by barrier flights. Resin flows back and forth over the barrier flights between the channels.

Single screw compounding is learning new tricks

A plot of changes in the distance between two initially adjacent particles would look much more like a Levy flight than a Brownian random walk.

Trails of the wandering albatross

The Wright brothers and other inventors even studied the flight of birds to design their flying machines, says Young Eagles pilot Mary Ann Turney.

Into the wild blue yonder

Earlier, it had postponed its flight schedule to Osaka in lack of sufficient passengers.

NAC resumes flight to Osaka after 12 years

词组	flight
释义	flight Related to flight: flight status, Flight game fight or flight Two possible physiological reactions to highly stressful or threatening situations: to defend oneself or to run away. What you felt when faced with that attacker was fight or flight. See also: fight, flight flight of fancy An imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fancy. See also: fancy, flight, of flight of fantasy An imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fantasy. See also: fantasy, flight, of flight of imagination An imaginative but unrealistic idea. No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of imagination. See also: flight, imagination, of have a nice flight A pleasant valediction to someone who is about to travel somewhere by airplane. Have a nice flight! Please text and let me know that you arrived in Miami safely. See also: flight, have, nice in flight In the act of flying. Can also be hyphenated and used to describe something offered or done while one is traveling by airplane. Look at those geese in flight! Luckily, the baby fell asleep in flight and didn't wake up till we landed in Dallas. Remember when there used to be an in-flight movie? Geez, those were the days. See also: flight in full flight Fleeing as quickly as someone or something can. The crook was in full flight, but the police are determined to find him. See also: flight, full in the top flight At the top level or rank of a larger group or set. Used especially in reference to football (soccer). Primarily heard in UK. The underdog team is trying to secure their fourth consecutive win in the top flight, in what has been one of the most remarkable seasons for a team in recent memory. See also: flight, top put (one) to flight To cause someone to flee. Often used in passive constructions. The heroic officer stood in front of the bank tellers with his weapon raised toward the would-be burglars, putting them to flight instantly. It's nearly impossible to conceive of so many people being put to flight from their own country because of this conflict. See also: flight, put take flight To flee or run away (from someone or something). The would-be burglars took flight as soon as they heard the police sirens. We've committed our troops to this cause, and we shall not take flight just because the path has proved difficult. See also: flight, take the top flight The highest position or level in an organization, league, etc. Often used in sports. The local club is moving to the top flight, but are they ready? See also: flight, top top-flight Stellar; excellent; of the highest level of quality or worth. Can be used with or without the hyphen when used after a noun. That restaurant is top-flight—you'll definitely get a good meal there. This is not a case of nepotism—Astrid won the award because her project was top flight. He's a top-flight salesmen. He always exceeds his quotas. white flight The phenomenon of white people relocating in large numbers, typically considered as a racist response to an influx of nonwhite people settling in their town or neighborhood. During the white flight of the 1950s, many families moved out of the city and into the suburbs. See also: flight, white Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. flight of fancy an idea or suggestion that is out of touch with reality or possibility. What is the point in indulging in flights of fancy about exotic vacations when you cannot even afford the rent? See also: fancy, flight, of Have a nice flight. Please enjoy your flight. (Said when wishing someone well on an airplane trip. Often said by airline personnel to their passengers.) Clerk: Here's your ticket, sir. Have a nice flight. Fred: Thanks. As Mary boarded the plane, the flight attendant said, "Have a nice flight." See also: flight, have, nice in flight while flying. A passenger became ill in flight and the pilot had to return to the airport. I really don't care to eat in flight. I am too nervous. See also: flight in full flight fleeing at great speed; escaping rapidly. The robbers were in full flight before the bank manager even called the sheriff. See also: flight, full McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. flight of fancy An unrealistic idea or fantastic notion, a pipe dream. For example, She engaged in flights of fancy, such as owning a million-dollar house. This idiom uses flight in the sense of "a soaring of the imagination," a usage dating from the mid-1600s. See also: fancy, flight, of put to flight Cause to run away, as in The bombs put the civilians to flight. [Mid-1800s] See also: flight, put take flight Also, take wing. Run away, flee, go away, as in When the militia arrived, the demonstrators took flight, or The tenant took wing before paying the rent. The first idiom derives from the earlier take one's flight, dating from the late 1300s, and was first recorded in 1435. The variant was first recorded in 1704. See also: flight, take The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a flight of fancy or a flight of fantasy COMMON If you call an idea, statement, or plan a flight of fancy or a flight of fantasy, you mean that it is imaginative but not at all practical. This is no flight of fancy. The prototype is already flying, and production is to begin next year. The idea that you could use these satellites as weapons is a complete flight of fantasy. See also: fancy, flight, of Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. fight or flight the instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which readies you either to resist violently or to run away. See also: fight, flight in full flight escaping as rapidly as possible. 1938 Life A week later General Cedillo was reported in full flight through the bush, with Federal troops hot on his heels. See also: flight, full Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a ˌflight of ˈfancy an idea or a statement that is very imaginative but not practical or sensible: The idea is not just a flight of fancy. It has been done before. See also: fancy, flight, of in the first/top ˈflight among the best of a particular group: Everybody hopes that the new manager will be able to keep the team in the top flight next year. See also: first, flight, top take ˈflight run away: The gang took flight when they heard the police car. See also: flight, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary top-flight mod. of the highest caliber. We are looking for a top-flight manager for our new division. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions flight of fancy An imaginative but impractical idea. This cliché uses flight in the sense of a soaring imagination, a usage first recorded in 1668. Given this sense, fancy, meaning imagination, makes the phrase somewhat redundant, and it is not clear exactly when it was added. Oliver Goldsmith had the idea, if not the exact wording, in his poem “The Traveller” (1764): “To men of other minds my fancy flies.” See also: fancy, flight, of The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: wash (one's) hands of (someone or something) wash hands of wash one's hands of wash your hands of wash your hands of somebody/something wash your hands of something/someone for (one's) (own) sake for sake keep in sight keep sight of (someone or something) References in periodicals archive At 10,000 feet the flight went IMC, and the flight lead asked the FAC(A) for a lower holding altitude. Grampaw Pettibone Because the notice states that the disallowed cost of a flight that is both business and entertainment is the "excess of the total cost of the flights ... Maximizing the deduction for personal use of an aircraft The AOD stated that the IRS will not litigate this issue in cases where a taxpayer demonstrates that it has properly included in compensation and wages the value of an employee's vacation flight in accordance with Regs. Deductible personal costs: IRS Chief Counsel Advice allows favorable treatment Modern digital flight control systems use approximations of mathematical equations that result in very high order systems to replicate the natural response of a non-electronically controlled aircraft. How compensation in test and evaluation affects aircraft acquisition Lindberg completes the first solo transatlantic flight, from New York to Paris. When man took to the skies: one hundred years ago this month, in Kitty Hawk, N.C., the Wright brothers gave the world powered flight Responding to medical events during commercial airline flights. N Engl J Med 2002;346:1067-73. Antibiotics and airline emergency medical kits. (Letters) Participants learn how to infuse flight education across their curriculum, explains Bill Williams of NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Schools take flight for centennial. (Curriculum update: the latest developments in math, science, language arts and social studies) All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 9 from New York will be delayed by close to nine hours and will arrive at Narita airport at around 11:45 p.m. Tokyo-N.Y. flights canceled, delayed after U.S. crash for a press conference attended by relatives and friends of the passengers and crew of Flight 261. Diary of a Disaster Continental has also gone deeper into the country with flights. This past March, it added a daily flight to the central Mexican city of San Luis Potosi, home to U.S.-based Cummins Engines, among other manufacturers. Non-stop to Saltillo Along with reduced luggage allowances, courier flights come with some additional--albeit standard--restrictions. Check out an inexpensive flying option 38) has a mixing section with three channels of different and varying depths, separated by barrier flights. Resin flows back and forth over the barrier flights between the channels. Single screw compounding is learning new tricks A plot of changes in the distance between two initially adjacent particles would look much more like a Levy flight than a Brownian random walk. Trails of the wandering albatross The Wright brothers and other inventors even studied the flight of birds to design their flying machines, says Young Eagles pilot Mary Ann Turney. Into the wild blue yonder Earlier, it had postponed its flight schedule to Osaka in lack of sufficient passengers. NAC resumes flight to Osaka after 12 years
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