fly in Idiom

fly in the face of

contradict, be opposite to These errors fly in the face of our reputation for accuracy.

fly in the ointment

a small thing that spoils enjoyment The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment at the party.

fly into

suddenly develop or exhibit突然出现
He flew into a rage when he heardthe news．他听到这一消息很生气。
Don't fly into a temper with me ！别跟我发脾气！
The students in Class Two flew into raptures when their team won the game．二班的球队获胜时，全班学生欣喜若狂。

fly into the face of danger

Idiom(s): fly into the face of danger

Theme: RISK

to take great risks; to threaten or challenge danger, as if danger were a person. (This may refer to flying, as in an airplane, but not necessarily.)
• John plans to go bungee-jumping this weekend. He really likes flying into the face of danger.
• Willard was not exactly the type to fly into the face of danger, but tonight was an exception, and he ordered enchiladas.

fly in the teeth of

Idiom(s): fly in the face of someone or something AND fly in the teeth of someone or something

Theme: CHALLENGE

to disregard, defy, or show disrespect for someone or something.
• John loves to fly in the face of tradition.
• Ann made it a practice to fly in the face of standard procedures.
• John finds great pleasure in flying in the teeth of his father.

fly in the face of|face|fly|fly in the face|fly in

v. phr. To ignore; go against; show disrespect or disregard for. You can't fly in the face of good business rules and expect to he successful. Floyd's friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth of their advice and soon became a drunkard.

fly in the ointment|fly|ointment

n. phr., informal An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George's cutting his foot on a piece of glass. Your new job sounds too good to be true interesting work, high pay, short hours. Isn't there any fly in the ointment?

fly into a rage|fly|rage|temper

v. phr. To become very angry. By the time we mention the name of her ex-husband, she flies into a rage.

fly in

1. To biking to a accurate destination by airplane. I'm aerial in on Thursday—can you aces me up at the airport?2. To align for addition or article biking to one via airplane. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "fly" and "in." Did you apprehend that the academy is aerial in a acclaimed columnist for the arcane festival? The burghal was affected to fly in emergency food due to the astringent flooding.Learn more: fly

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flunk out flush it fly at one's throat fly ball fly blind fly by the seat of one's pants fly in the face of fly in the ointment fly into a rage fly off the handle fly the coop fly-by-night flying high flying tackle flying visit flying wedge foam at the mouth flutter over (someone or something) flutter the dovecote flutter the dovecotes flutter your eyelashes flux fly fly (one's) freak flag fly a kite fly a/your kite fly across fly across (something) fly apart fly around fly at fly at (someone or something) fly away fly beneath (the/someone's) radar fly blind fly by fly by the seat of (one's) pants fly by the seat of your pants fly from fly from (someone or something) fly from (someone or something) to (some place) fly high fly in fly in the face of fly in the face of (something) fly in the face of something fly in the face of sth fly in the face of, to fly in the ointment fly in the teeth of (something) fly into fly into (someone or something) fly into a rage fly into a rage, temper, etc. fly into a temper fly into the face of danger fly kites fly light fly low fly mink fly off fly off at a tangent fly off the handle fly off the handle, to fly off with fly off with (someone or something) fly on the wall fly out

English Vocalbulary

There's a snag (to it). there's a snag to it there's a sting in the tail there's acres of room in here There's an end of it! There's more behind it. There's more to it than that. There's no denying. there's no doubt about it There's no harm if There's no hurry. There's no point in that. there's no question about it There's no room left. There's plenty of room (left). There's something in the wind. There's the rub. There was a dead silence.