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idioms using “fly”
On the fly
To do something quickly, without planning
“The engineers are building the prototype on the fly, based on their instincts instead of science.”
Fly-over prefecture (or area)
A place considered uninteresting, so one flies over it to a more interesting place
“He is from a fly-over prefecture so no one ever comes to visit him.”
A fly in the ointment
The person or thing that might prevent success or happiness
“Kumiko-san wants to get married in Hawaii but her future in-laws are the fly in the ointment.”
A fly in the wall
To be secretly present at a private meeting
“I’d loved to be a fly on the wall when Keiko-san tells her boss she is leaving the company to start her own business.”
Wouldn’t hurt a fly
A gentle and kind person
“Ogawa-san cannot be responsible for the awful rumors; she wouldn’t hurt a fly.”