die drop fall like flies Idiom, Proverb

as the crow flies

the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies.

butterflies in one

a feeling of fear or anxiety in the stomach The little boy had butterflies in his stomach when he had to give the speech in front of the class.

drop like flies

dying in great numbers, falling dead on the floor When a pox infected the tribe, people were dropping like flies.

how time flies

how quickly time passes, how short the time seems How time flies when I visit you. The hours pass too quickly.

time flies when you're having fun

time goes quickly when you are playing, how time flies "Ho looked at his watch, yawned and said, ""Time flies when you're having fun, eh."""

catch flies

to look blankly with one's mouth open

time flies

Idiom(s): time flies

Theme: TIME

time passes very quickly. (From the Latin tempus fugit.)
• I didn't really think it was so late when the party ended. Doesn't time fly?
• Time simply flew while the old friends exchanged news.

no flies on

Idiom(s): no flies on sb

Theme: SPEED

someone is not slow; someone is not wasting time.
• Of course I work fast. I go as fast as I can. There are no flies on me.
• There are no flies on Robert. He does his work very fast and very well.

give one butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): give one butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to cause someone to have a nervous stomach.
• Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.
• It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.

get butterflies in one's stomach

Idiom(s): get butterflies in one's stomach

Theme: ANXIETY

to get a nervous feeling in one's stomach.
• Whenever I have to go on stage, I get butterflies in my stomach.
• She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.

More Idioms/Phrases

get credit get close get butterflies in one's stomach get better get back on one's two feet get back into harness get back into circulation