shoo fly

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to make a fly go away by waving your hand

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Examples (10)

  • Shoo that fly away from the baby's face.
  • He tried to shoo the persistent fly with his newspaper.
  • She was busy shooing flies away from the potato salad at the picnic.
  • Stop waving your arms; you won't shoo the fly that way.
  • With a flick of her wrist, she tried to shoo the fly that had landed on the cake.
  • The little boy giggled as he attempted to shoo the fly off his ice cream cone.
  • I'll have to shoo these flies out before our guests arrive.
  • Could you please shoo that fly out the open window?
  • He used a rolled-up magazine to shoo the fly away from the light.
  • Every time we eat on the patio, we have to constantly shoo flies.