The stork flew off before we got a good look at it.
•The little birds flew off and things were quiet again.
2. Fig. to leave in a hurry. •Well, it's late. I must fly off.
•She flew off a while ago.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fly|off — «FLY F, OF», noun. a contest in flying between two or more aircraft … Useful english dictionary
fly off the handle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake./ * /The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle./ Syn.: LOSE ONE S TEMPER … Dictionary of American idioms
fly off the handle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake./ * /The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle./ Syn.: LOSE ONE S TEMPER … Dictionary of American idioms
fly off the handle — ► fly off the handle informal lose one s temper suddenly. Main Entry: ↑fly … English terms dictionary
fly off the handle — If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry … The small dictionary of idiomes
fly off at a tangent — index deviate, digress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fly off the handle — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fly\ off\ the\ handle — v. phr. informal To become very angry. John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake. The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle. Syn.: lose one s temper … Словарь американских идиом
fly-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: fly (I) + off (as in play off) : an exhibition in which competing manufacturers attempt to win government contracts by demonstrating the performance characteristics of their aircraft … Useful english dictionary
fly off at a tangent — fly/go off at a ˈtangent idiom (BrE) (NAmE go off on a ˈtangent) (informal) to suddenly start saying or doing sth that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before • … Useful english dictionary
To fly off — Fly Fly (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[=u]); p. p. {Flown} (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle[ o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
