on the fly(2)

on the fly(2)
{adj. phr.}, {informal} Busy; going somewhere in a hurry; going about doing things. * /Getting the house ready for the visitors kept Mother on the fly all day./ * /The housekeeper of our school is always on the fly./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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