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Idioms and Phrases

Attack fiercely, assault. For example, The dogs flew at each other's throats . [Late 1500s]
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The junta called for flags to fly at half mast, media broadcasts to be halted and asked people to pay their respects.

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They fly at a much higher speed and so are harder to intercept.

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The sorts of missiles that would attack the United States would fly at a range of 6,000 miles, traveling at 10 times the speed of sound.

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The poor owl carried so much symbolic weight that it was a miracle he could fly at all.

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The solemnity echoing the national mood as flags fly at half-mast.

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