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fly at sb/sth
to attack another person or animal suddenly
• He flew at his brother like a mad thing., fly about/around
informal
If ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement
• All kinds of rumours are flying around about the school closing.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun insect VERB + FLY swat I swatted the fly with a newspaper. FLY + VERB buzz A fly was buzzing against the window. | crawl | land (on sth), settle (on sth) A fly settled on the butter. FLY + NOUN larva | repellent, spray(also flies) on trousers ADJ. button/button-up, zip/zipped VERB + FLY button (up), do up, zip up | undo, unzip Do you know your flies are undone? FLY + NOUN buttonCLOTHES, verb ADV. high, low | fast, slowly | about, around, past PREP. above We watched the birds flying high above us. | over an aeroplane flying low over the sea
Oxford Collocations Dictionary