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fly off

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fly off 
1. Lit. to take to flight quickly. 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.
See also: fly


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Encouragingly, Kauto and Denman have already started to fly off the shelves - it's just that Denman's are flying off a bit faster.
Crew manager Dave Barnes said: "The crow was flapping around and trying to fly off, and we used a roof ladder to reach the bird.
A pair of ducks laid a number of eggs on the island, but when they came to fly off one duck couldn't fly, and they left it behind.
 
 
 
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