fly off
fly off · flies off · flew off · flown off · flying off
To flee rapidly; to run awayTo flee rapidly; to run away.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To flee rapidly; to run away.
(intransitive)To be spurred into ranting, shouting or otherwise agitated speaking.
Examples
45 sentencesDon't fly off the handle.
ruНе выходи из себя. — marafon
When he found out, he was flying off the handle.
Mary flew off on her broomstick.
deMaria flog auf ihrem Besenstiel davon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The products flew off the shelves.
The probe flew off into space.
Forms
flies off, flying off, flew off, flown offPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- fly byпройти, проходитиTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction
- fly upTo ascend rapidly
- fly offTo flee rapidly; to run away.
- fly outTo travel by airplane to a destination.
- fly inTo use a flying switch to switch train cars.
- fly intoTo erupt in an emotional outburst.
- fly apartTo break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.