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fly at someone or something

to attack someone or something suddenly and violently. The angry bird flew at its attacker. She flew at him, threatening to scratch his eyes out.

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But then she said indulgently that humans were always more clumsy and slow than Eggs and most of them never seemed really to learn to fly at all. The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context I reckoned Tom would fly at his aunt and hug her head off; but if you believe me he set there like a rock, and never said a word. Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context When Jos heard that dreadful sound, he made up his mind that he would bear this perpetual recurrence of terrors no longer, and would fly at once. Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context			flub flub the dub flub up fluctuate fluctuate between fluctuate with fluff fluff lines fluff out fluff up flunk out flush flush away flush out flush out of some place flush with flutter flutter about flutter down flutter over fly fly a kite fly across fly apart fly around fly at fly away fly blind fly by fly by the seat of pants fly from fly in the face of fly in the ointment fly into fly into a rage fly into the face of danger fly off fly off the handle fly off with fly out fly out of fly over fly past fly the coop fly the flag fly the nest fly to fly up to fly-by-night flying flying high			fly fly fly fly fly fly Fly (animal) Fly (animal) Fly (animal) Fly (animal) fly a kite fly across fly agaric fly agaric fly agaric fly agaric fly agarics Fly amanita Fly amanita fly apart fly around Fly As Is fly ash fly ash fly ash Fly ash bricks Fly ash bricks Fly Ash Carbon Treatment fly ash concrete Fly Asian Express fly at Fly At Maximum Afterburner Power Fly Away Fly Away Fly Away Broadcast System Fly Away Diving Locker Fly Away Diving System Fly Away Home Fly Away Recompression Chamber fly ball fly ball fly balls fly bites fly biting, fly catching fly biting, fly catching fly biting, fly catching fly biting, fly catching fly blind fly blind fly blister Fly block Fly board Fly Board Product fly book fly bridge fly bridge fly by fly by fly by Fly by Light Fly by night

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