swat fly

Frequency: 5.01.2 per million words

to hit a fly, often with a flat object

flyVERB + NOUN (as in 'insect')

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swat

Examples (10)

  • I swatted the fly with a newspaper.
  • He quickly swats any fly that comes near his food.
  • Can you please swat that annoying fly buzzing around my head?
  • She spent the afternoon swatting flies in the kitchen.
  • I'm going to swat that fly if it lands on the cake again.
  • The child tried to swat the fly with his hand but missed.
  • With a flick of his wrist, he expertly swatted the fly against the windowpane.
  • During the picnic, we were constantly swatting flies away from our sandwiches.
  • Don't just swat the fly; open a window and let it out.
  • Did you manage to swat the fly that was in the car?