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fly
verb- to act cautiously US
- — Miss Cone, The Slang Dictionary (Hawthorne High School), 1965
- to sneak a look JAMAICA
- — Peter L. Patrick, Some Recent Jamaican Creole Words, 2003
- (said of a police officer) to transfer stations US
- A transfer from one police command to another is flying. — New York Times, p. 34, 20 October 1958
▶ be flying it
to do extremely well, to make great progress IRELAND
Used in the present participle only.- I heard you’re flying it beyond. — Eamonn Sweeney, Waiting for the Healer, p. 60, 1997
▶ fly a desk
of an aircraft pilot, to work in air traffic administration UK
Originally military.- — Paul Brickhill, The Dambusters, 1951
- He watched the world rush toward him, blue and green and beautiful. The hell with it, he thought. Flying a desk would never be like this. — Nora Roberts, Time and Again, 2001
▶ fly a dome; fly someone’s dome
to shoot someone in the head US- Police said Matthews’ mother told them Mason had previously telephoned her son and told him he was going to “fly his dome.” — Connecticut Post, 5 February 2007
▶ fly aeroplane
to stand up SINGAPORE- — Paik Choo, The Coxford Singlish Dictionary, p. 37, 2002
▶ fly a kite- to tentatively reveal an idea as a test of public opinion UK, 1937
- to pass a worthless cheque UK, 1927
- in prison, to write a letter; to smuggle correspondence in or out of prison US, 1960
▶ fly bad paper
to pass counterfeit money or forced checks US- He had flown a lot of bad paper and knew it was only a matter of time before it drifted back to sting him. — Malcolm Braley, False Starts, p. 327, 1976
▶ fly by the seat of your pants
to attempt any unfamiliar task and improve as you continue UK, 1960
From aircraft pilots’ original use as “to fly by instinct”.- People think I’m a bit sharp and that I’m flying by the seat of my pants. — The Observer, 24 August 2003
▶ fly in ever decreasing circles until he disappears up his own asshole
(among Canadian military personnel) to exhibit much ineffective activity while being anxious CANADA- “To fly in ever-decreasing circles until [one] disappears up his own asshole”, in the Canadian Forces, describes a person who is overcome with indecision and worry but who expresses it through unfocussed, though vigorous, activity. — Tom Langeste, Words on the Wing, p. 106, 1995
▶ fly light
to work through a meal break US- — Norman Carlisle, The Modern Wonder Book of Trains and Railroading, p. 263, 1946
▶ fly low- to drive (a truck) at a very high speed US
- — Montie Tak, Truck Talk, p. 62, 1971
- to act cautiously US
- — Miss Cone, The Slang Dictionary (Hawthorne High School), 1965
▶ fly Mexican Airlines; fly Mexican Airways
to smoke marijuana and experience euphoric effects US, 1972FLYINGAcapulco gold— Richard A. Spears, The Slng and Jargon of Drugs and Drink, p. 201, 1986 — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 290, 2003▶ fly off the handle
to lose your temper; to lose self-control US, 1843- Anthony Eden [...] flew off the handle on hearing of Nasser’s takeover at Suez. — The Guardian, 15 February 2003
▶ fly right
to behave in a manner appropriate to the situation US- — Inez Cardozo-Freeman, The Joint, p. 467, 1984
▶ fly the bean flag
to be experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US, 1954- — J. E. Lighter, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, p. 113, 1994
▶ fly the flag
to appeal a conviction in hope of a reduced sentence AUSTRALIA- — (Sydney) Bulletin, 26 April 1975
▶ fly the kite
to defraud, to cheat, especially by passing a fraudulent cheque or by obtaining and dishonouring a credit arrangement UK- “They all knock me,” says Tony. “Knocking” is the same as “flying the kite,” meaning spinning the credit line out and out. — Tom Wolfe, The Pump House Gang, p. 199, 1968
▶ fly the mail
to drive (a truck) very fast US, 1961- — American Speech, p. 273, December 1961: Northwest truck drivers’ language
▶ fly the red flag
to experience the bleed period of the menstrual cycle US- — American Speech, p. 298, December 1954: “The vernacular of menstruation”
- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 119, 1968
▶ fly the rod
to gesture with the middle finger, roughly conveying “fuck you!” US- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 119, 1968
▶ fly without a licence
of a male, to have an undone trouser fly UK, 1977
Generally juvenile.▶ flying low
to have one’s trouser fly unbuttoned or unzipped CANADA- “Flying low”: a verbal signal to someone that his fly is down — Tom Parkin, WetCoast Words, p. 55, 1989
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