fly

fly the coop

(informal)make one's escape

(非正式)逃跑

fly the flag

fly in the face of

be openly at variance with (what is usual or expected)

悍然不顧；公然違抗

a need to fly in the face of convention.

公然違反習(xí)俗的必要。

fly into a rage (或 temper)

become suddenly or violently angry

勃然大怒

fly a kite

(informal, figurative)try something out to test public opinion

(非正式，喻)試探輿論

I thought that I would &B{fly a kite for} a somewhat unfashionable theory.

我想要為有點(diǎn)不合潮流的理論試探一下輿論。

(historical)raise money by an accommodation bill

(史)開(kāi)融通票據(jù)籌集資金

fly the nest

(of a young bird) leave its nest on becoming able to fly

（幼鳥(niǎo)）會(huì)飛時(shí)離巢

fly off the handle

(informal)lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly

(非正式)突然發(fā)怒

go fly a kite

[in imperative](N. Amer. informal)go away

(北美，非正式)走開(kāi)，滾開(kāi)

die (或 drop) like flies

die or collapse in large numbers

大量地死（或倒下）

people in the area seemed to die like flies in the winter.

這個(gè)地區(qū)冬天大量死人。

drink with the flies

(Austral./NZ)drink alone

(澳／新西蘭)獨(dú)自飲酒

a fly in the ointment

a minor irritation that spoils the success or enjoyment of something

美中不足之處；令人掃興的小事

fly on the wall

an unnoticed observer of a particular situation

未被察覺(jué)的觀察者

like a blue-arsed fly

(Brit. vulgar slang)in an extremely hectic or frantic way

(英， 粗俚)非常興奮的，緊張忙碌的；瘋狂的

there are no flies on ——

used to emphasize a person's quickness and astuteness

（人）機(jī)敏精明

I knew there were no flies on her, but I wondered how she had found out.

我知道她很精明，但不明白她是如何發(fā)現(xiàn)的。