fly off

See also: flyoff

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

fly off (third-person singular simple present flies off, present participle flying off, simple past flew off, past participle flown off)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To flee rapidly; to run away.
2. (intransitive) To be spurred into ranting, shouting or otherwise agitated speaking.

Related terms

• fly off at a tangent
• fly off the handle