Collocations with "fly"
53 collocations found
Categories
NOUN + VERB(10)VERB + NOUN(4)WASP + VERB(1)TIME + VERB (noun)(1)SWAN + VERB(1)spray + VERB(1)ADJECTIVE + spray(1)VERB + shuttle(1)shrapnel + VERB(1)SEAGULL + VERB(1)Sand + Verb(1)NOUN + VERB (aircraft)(1)VERB + NOUN (aircraft)(1)passenger + VERB(1)VERB + passenger(1)VERB + overhead(1)VERB + open (adjective)(1)VERB + nest(1)VERB + mission(1)VERB + KITE(1)INSULT + VERB(1)insect + VERB(1)VERB + helicopter(1)geese + VERB(1)FLAG + VERB(1)VERB + FLAG(1)eagle + VERB(1)DUCK + VERB(1)do up + NOUN(1)DEBRIS + VERB(1)crow + VERB(1)BUTTERFLY + VERB(1)bird + VERB(1)bat [noun, animal] + VERB(1)BANNER + VERB(1)VERB + BANNER(1)arrow + VERB(1)AIRLINE + VERB(1)VERB + AIRLINE(1)accusation + VERB(1)NOUN + NOUN(1)
debris flies
Used when debris is moving quickly through the air.
eagle flies
The general act of an eagle moving through the air.
fly a shuttle
To pilot or operate a space shuttle.
sparks fly
Figurative: when people get angry and argue.
banner flies
A banner moves through the air, held by the wind.
insults fly
used to describe a situation where many insults are being exchanged quickly.
fly banner
To display a banner, often from a pole or an aircraft.
cloak flies
The cloak moves quickly through the air behind someone.
shoo away fly
to make a fly or other insect go away by waving your hands at it