Yes, "fly" can indicate a quick, singular action, like a bird taking off or an object being thrown through the air. 4 What is an example of "fly" used in a metaphorical sense? An example is the phrase "time flies," which suggests that time passes quickly. 3 How does the use of ...
18. fly the coop informal US and Canadian to leave suddenly 19. go fly a kite informal US and Canadian go away 20. let fly informal a. to lose one's temper (with a person): she really let fly at him. b. to shoot or throw (an object) n, pl flies 21. (Clothing & Fashion...
sky deep repair beside tonight 小题1:The new city library is ___a quiet park. 小题2:There are a few bird kites flying in the ___. 小题3:Caspian Sea is ___than any other salt lake in the world. 小题4:Mrs Wu was doing the ...
Weber, who lives in Media, is now among the dozens of people in the area, and in parts of New Jersey, who’ve recorded nighttime video of possible drones over the last two weeks. "I think if it was something more serious, the government would’ve shot them down from t...
Unfortunately it’s mostly off-limits to visitors, but if we’re not mistaken, you'll be dreaming about it tonight! Getty Images Photo by Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group Known as the world’s largest airplane boneyard, it serves a number of functions. Some planes are ...
Since money’s no object to you, and you don’t even know, accurately, how much you’ve got–nobody can keep track of figures like those–why risk legal interference and international complications at the start, by–“ “To build the kind of flyer we need would have taken six or ...
This was done with style and a thoughtfulness that goes beyond words and is light years sharper than my usual packaging in which I take the object and shove it into a bag, presenting it like I just stole it from a homeless person. I’m impressed and truly honored. Anyone would be ...
Pleiades was the first deep-sky object I imaged, although I did that from the darker sky found at Weaver Needle Viewpoint. From there you can easily see Pleiades with the naked eye. In cities, it’s very hard to see. With more time on target, I should capture a larger field of ...
"The bag is mine--it belonged to my mother," explained the boy. "Surely you don't object to my taking it with me?" "You're welcome to it, and good riddance; but I'm going to find out what's inside of it." "You surely don't think I would take anything that doesn't belong...