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fly1 /flaɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/)  1  travel by plane 乘飞机旅行 [intransitive]TTA to travel by plane 乘飞机 She’s flying back to the States tomorrow. 她明天乘飞机回美国。 Will you take the train there or fly? 你去那里是坐火车还是坐飞机？ Maurice is nervous about flying, so he usually travels overland. 莫里斯害怕乘坐飞机，因此他一般走陆路。fly to The prime minister will be flying to Delhi later today for a three-day visit. 首相将于今天晚些时候乘机飞往德里，展开为期三天的访问。fly from/out of/in etc He was arrested at Heathrow after flying from Brussels airport. 他从布鲁塞尔机场飞抵希思罗机场后被逮捕。 Lewis stopped off in Jamaica before flying on to Toronto. 刘易斯在牙买加稍作停留，然后继续飞往多伦多。2  move through the air 在空中移动 [intransitive]TTA if a plane, spacecraft etc flies, it moves through the air 〔飞机、航天器等〕飞行，航行 The plane was attacked as it flew over restricted airspace. 飞机在飞越空中禁区时遭到了攻击。3  control a plane 操纵飞机 [intransitive, transitive]TTA to be at the controls of a plane and direct it as it flies 驾驶（飞机），操纵（飞机） She was the first woman to fly Concorde. 她是第一位驾驶协和式飞机的女性。 The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport. 飞行员接到指令将飞机开往蒙特利尔机场。 Sonny learnt to fly when he was 15. 桑尼15岁学开飞机。4  send SB/STH by plane 用飞机运送某人/某物 [transitive]TTA to take goods or people somewhere by plane 空运〔货物或乘客〕 The injured boy was flown by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital. 受伤男孩由空中救护车送往伦敦皇家医院。fly something into/out of etc something US planes have been flying food and medical supplies into the area. 美国飞机一直在向该地区空运食品和医疗物资。► see thesaurus at take5  use air company/service 利用航空公司/服务 [intransitive, transitive]TTA to use a particular airline or use a particular type of ticket when you travel by plane （乘…）飞行，航行 We usually fly economy class. 我们乘飞机一般坐经济舱。 Millions of passengers fly British Airways every year. 每年有数百万人乘坐英国航空公司的飞机。6  cross sea by plane 乘飞机越过大海 [transitive]TTA to cross a particular ocean or area of sea in a plane 〔乘坐或驾驶飞机〕飞越〔某一海洋〕 Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic? 谁是飞越大西洋的第一人？7  birds/insects 鸟/昆虫 [intransitive]HBBHBI to move through the air using wings 飞，飞翔 The mother bird will feed her chicks until they are able to fly. 母鸟将喂养小鸟直到它们会飞。 The evening air was clouded with mosquitoes and other flying insects. 夜晚，空中到处是蚊子和其他飞虫。fly away/off/in etc At that moment, a wasp flew in through the open window. 就在那时，一只黄蜂从敞开的窗口飞了进来。 The robin shook its feathers and flew away. 知更鸟抖了抖羽毛飞走了。8  move somewhere quickly 很快移动到某处HURRY [intransitive] a) to move somewhere quickly and suddenly 快速移动，疾驰fly down/across/out of etc Ellen flew across the room and greeted her uncle with a kiss. 埃伦从房间那头飞奔过来，给了她叔叔一个吻。 Rachel’s hand flew to her mouth. 蕾切尔连忙用手捂住嘴。fly open/shut The door flew open and a child rushed out. 门忽地打开，一个小孩冲了出来。 b) to move quickly and suddenly through the air 在空中快速移动 There was a loud explosion, and suddenly there was glass flying everywhere. 一声巨大的爆炸声响起，顿时玻璃四处飞溅。 William hit Jack on the head and sent his glasses flying. 威廉一拳打在杰克的脑袋上，把他的眼镜打飞了。 The ball bounced off the wall and went flying into the garden next door. 球从墙上弹出去，飞进了隔壁人家的院子。9  kite 风筝 [transitive] to make a kite fly in the air 放飞〔风筝〕 In the park people were walking their dogs or flying their kites. 公园里，人们或在遛狗，或在放风筝。10. (I) must fly spokenLEAVE A PLACE used to say that you must leave quickly （我）得赶紧走了11  move freely 自由移动 [intransitive]MOVE something OR somebody to move freely and loosely in the air 自由移动，随风飘拂 Harriet ran after him, her hair flying behind her. 哈丽雅特追着他跑，头发在身后飘动。12  flag 旗帜 [intransitive, transitive]ATTACH if a flag flies, or if you fly it, it is fixed to the top of a tall pole so that it can be easily seen 飘扬；悬挂 After the invasion, people were forbidden to fly their national flag. 沦陷后，民众被禁止悬挂他们的国旗。 The flags were flying cheerfully in the breeze. 旗帜在微风中轻快地飘扬。 The government ordered that all flags should be flown at half mast (=halfway down the pole, in order to express public sadness at someone’s death). 政府下令全国降半旗志哀。13. fly the flag to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your country, organization etc 为自己的国家[组织等]骄傲14  time flies  (also the hours/the days etc fly)PASS/TIME PASSING used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly 时间飞逝 ‘Is it midnight already?’ ‘Well, you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun!’ “已经午夜了？”“是啊，正所谓快活不知时日过！”time flies by The following weeks flew by, and soon it was time to leave. 接下来几周过得飞快，一晃又得走了。15  fly into a rage/temper/panic etc to suddenly get extremely angry, extremely worried etc 勃然大怒/突然大发脾气/突然惊慌起来等 Rebecca flew into a rage when she realized no-one had been listening to her. 看到没人在听她说话，丽贝卡勃然大怒。16  fly off the handle informalANGRY to suddenly get very angry 大发雷霆 Calm down – there’s no need to fly off the handle. 冷静一点——没有必要大发雷霆。17  let fly (something) a) SHOUTto suddenly start shouting angrily at someone 大声怒骂 SYN let loose The prisoner let fly with a torrent of abuse. 那个囚犯突然破口大骂。 b) ATTACKto suddenly attack someone, especially with bullets or a weapon that is thrown 〔尤用子弹或投掷的武器〕突然攻击，突袭let fly (something) with The soldiers let fly with a hail of machine-gun fire. 士兵们突然用机关枪猛烈扫射。18  fly in the face of something OPPOSITE/REVERSEto be the opposite of what most people think is reasonable, sensible, or normal 违反某事〔指人们认为合理、正常的事〕 He likes to fly in the face of convention. 他喜欢和传统习俗对着干。19  escape 逃跑 [transitive]ESCAPE formal to leave somewhere in order to escape （从…）逃走，逃离 SYN flee By the time the police arrived, the men had flown. 警察赶到时，那些人已经逃走了。20  be flying high to be having a lot of success 蒸蒸日上 The architectural firm has been flying high recently. 那家建筑公司近来生意蒸蒸日上。21  fly the nest a) if a young bird flies the nest, it has grown old enough to look after itself and is no longer dependent on its parents 〔小鸟长大后〕离巢 b) if a young person flies the nest, he or she moves out of their parents’ home in order to live independently 〔年轻人〕另立门户 Now that the kids have flown the nest, I’m thinking about taking a job abroad. 既然孩子们都已经离家自立，我在考虑去国外工作。22  plan 计划 [intransitive] American EnglishUSEFUL a plan that will fly will be successful and useful 成功；有用 News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly. 有消息说新酒店开不成了。23  fly a kite to tell people about an idea, plan etc in order to get their opinion 试探舆论 In my latest book, I wanted to fly the kite for an unfashionable theory. 在最新出的这本书中，我想试探一下人们对一个不合潮流的理论有何看法。 → kite-flying(2)24. go fly a kite American English spoken used to tell someone to go away, stop saying something, or stop annoying you 走开；闭嘴；别烦我25  rumours/accusations etc are flying SAYwhen a lot of people are talking about something, saying someone has done something wrong etc 谣言/责难等四起 Rumours were flying as to how the fire started. 关于火灾的起因谣言四起。26  fly the coop American English informalESCAPE to leave or escape 离开；逃走 All my children have flown the coop now. 我的孩子现在都已经搬出去住了。27  fly by the seat of your pants informalGUESS to have to deal with a situation by guessing what to do, because you know very little about it 〔因对某事几乎一无所知而〕凭感觉处置 SYN wing it Sometimes you’ll get back and find that things have changed, so you’ll be flying by the seat of your pants for a while. 有时候你回过头来发现情况又变了，就只好暂且见机行事了。28.fly at somebody (also fly into somebody) American English phrasal verb ANGRYto suddenly rush towards someone and try to hit them because you are very angry with them 〔因非常生气而〕冲向，扑向〔某人〕 → the bird has flown at bird(8), → as the crow flies at crow1(3), → sparks fly at spark1(6)n GrammarFly belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. • You can say: He flew the plane across the desert. In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the object of fly.• You can say: The plane flew across the desert. In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the subject of fly.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

fly• My mother never liked flying.• Brenda's learning to fly.• I flew Aeroflot out of Moscow.• This is when the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out and start flying again.• The bus was flying along when suddenly the driver slammed on the brakes.• Papers were flying around in the wind.• Fighter jets fly at incredibly high speeds.• Stop flying before it becomes too windy to move or fly the glider.• By the end of the year he had converted to twin-engined fighters, joining 252 Squadron to fly Blenheim IVFs and Beaufighters.• The number of training sorties flown by its pilots had dropped 7. 8 percent a year for nearly a decade.• We'll be flying from New York to Munich.• Stan flew helicopters in Vietnam.• His company flew him to Rio to attend the conference.• Her long hair was flying in the wind.• Medical equipment and food are being flown into the areas worst hit by the disaster.• Some kids were flying kites in the park.• We're flying nonstop from Milwaukee to Orlando.• I managed to roll clear just as it flew off into the air, never to be seen again.• Are you going to fly or drive?• Flocks of seagulls flew overhead.• As I slowed down another car flew past me and turned to the left.• Her fa-ther stood up, and the magpie, delighted, flew round and round with a marvelous clatter.• Lindbergh was the first man to fly the Atlantic.• They were forced to fly the country in 1939.• The ship is flying the Dutch flag.• Her heart broke and her soul flew to heaven.• I'm not allowed to fly visitors into the National Park area without permission.fly from/out of/in etc• Because I did not fly out in a high royal rage, and demand heads?• A more serious issue centers on the noise made by the Hunter and other remote-control planes that fly out of Fort Huachuca.• Absolutely irresistible, they're tipped as the sensation of the year and will fly out of garden centres this spring.• It catches the wind and flies out of her hand.• The molecule heading this way does not bounce off; instead it flies out of the balloon.• She spent the night at the Fairmont Hotel and was expected to fly out of the city early Friday.fly something into/out of etc something• But by the next day they were flying in and out of another nest box nearby on the pole by the fireplace.• His sons' friends came from the office or drove all night to be there or flew in from out of town.• The big black cluster flies come out of the same cracks at night if they see my light next to the bed.fly away/off/in etc• It peeked in, but then flew away.• Oh, now he's flown away.• Aikman even flew in a Dallas country-and-Western band to play at his 10-year high-school reunion in 1994.• I remembered that they had never flown in a light aircraft before today.• He flies in a private jet from concert to concert.• Many of the Minpins who had flown away a short while before were now returning on their birds.• Dust was flying in all directions, but I would have known that mug anywhere.• However desirable, that might fly in the face of everything the 1984 decree was about.went flying• Several of his cousins and brothers went flying.• So then I reached out and Katie went flying.• Diana pushed Raine, who went flying and fell forward on to her knees.• The doll and blanket went flying, bounced off the far end of the block, and fell into the make-believe river.• It tripped on a book and almost went flying, but it just succeeded in remaining upright.• Spit went flying, seen by millions.at half mast• The ferry's flag flew at half mast as the probe went on at Cork's Ringaskiddy port.going to fly• Make sure that you are familiar with the systems in the aircraft you are going to fly.• Mitch was going to fly into a rage.• If you're not going to fly, remove it and store it in a dry spot.• However, if you are going to fly solo, refusing is the only sensible thing to do.• If Amelia were going to fly the Airster, she wanted to learn how to take it through all its paces.

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fly2 ●●● S3 W3 noun (plural flies) [countable]  1  insect 昆虫HBI a small flying insect with two wings 蝇，苍蝇 There were flies buzzing all around us. 苍蝇嗡嗡地在我们周围飞来飞去。 →4  See picture of 见图 INSECT2  trousers 裤子 especially American English (also flies [plural] British English)DCC the part at the front of a pair of trousers which you can open 〔裤子的〕门襟，前裆开口 He quickly did up his fly. 他迅速拉上裤子的门襟。 Your flies are undone. 你的裤子门襟没拉上。3. somebody wouldn’t hurt/harm a fly informalKIND used to say that someone is very gentle and is not likely to hurt anyone 某人连一只苍蝇也不会伤害〔指某人心地善良〕4. be dying/dropping etc like flies informalMI used to say that a lot of people are dying or becoming ill 许多人相继死亡/纷纷病倒5  a fly in the ointment informalSPOIL the only thing that spoils something and prevents it from being successful 美中不足之处 The only fly in the ointment was Jacky. 唯一扫兴的人是雅基。6  be a fly on the wall to be able to watch what happens without other people knowing that you are there 做墙壁上的一只苍蝇，做不被察觉的观察者 I wish I’d been a fly on the wall during that conversation. 我真希望自己能神不知鬼不觉地偷听到那次谈话。 → fly-on-the-wall7. there are no flies on somebody British English spokenSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE used to say that someone is not stupid and cannot be tricked 某人很机灵，某人不会上当受骗8  on the fly a) technical while a computer program is actually running 〔计算机程序〕在运行过程中 The code is translated on the fly. 程序运行过程中会进行编码转换。 b) while dealing with a situation, rather than before dealing with it 在处理过程中，在进行过程中 So far, policy is being made on the fly. 到目前为止，政策都是在进行过程中制定的。9. fishing 钓鱼DSO a hook that is made to look like a fly and is used for catching fish 假蝇钓钩 →4  See picture of 见图 FISHING10. baseball 棒球DSB a fly ball 腾空球，高飞球

Examples from the Corpus

fly• The sun was very bright; flies and insects buzzed on the littered veranda.• There might be bees, but there are clearly no flies on old Mel.• Their heads were the size of flies and moved to and fro as they presumably spoke to one another.• There are three ground pegging points at each bellend and one on either side of the fly.• There was a moment of indecisive silence, then rising voices, then the flies again.• The flies were swarming around the garbage cans.• Real fishermen know how to tie flies and cast them so that they dance over the water.• Your fly is unzipped.

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fly3 verb (flied, flying, flies) [intransitive]  1.DSBto hit a ball in baseball high into the air 〔棒球中〕击腾空球，击高飞球 →5 see picture at 见图 insect →5 see picture at 见图 fishing→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

fly• This is when the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out and start flying again.• Stop flying before it becomes too windy to move or fly the glider.• By the end of the year he had converted to twin-engined fighters, joining 252 Squadron to fly Blenheim IVFs and Beaufighters.• The number of training sorties flown by its pilots had dropped 7. 8 percent a year for nearly a decade.• I managed to roll clear just as it flew off into the air, never to be seen again.• A revenue passenger mile is one paying passenger flown one mile.• Her fa-ther stood up, and the magpie, delighted, flew round and round with a marvelous clatter.• Her heart broke and her soul flew to heaven.fly4 adjective  1  informal very fashionable and attractive 时髦漂亮的 Wear something really fly for your Friday date. 礼拜五的约会要穿得漂漂亮亮地去。2  British English old-fashionedINTELLIGENT clever and not easily tricked 机灵的，聪明的，不易上当受骗的 He’s a bit of a fly character. 他这人挺机灵。

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fly• Of course you'd expect to find fly ash at any period since people began burning coal in quantity.• What makes fly fishing different from coarse and sea fishing is the way you cast.• If you go fly fishing you are normally wanting to catch either trout or salmon.• When fly fishing you only have the fly tied on the line.• When fly fishing you use an artificially made fly.• Mmm, that Sharlene is one fly girl.From Longman Business Dictionaryflyfly /flaɪ/ verb (past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊnfloʊn/)1[intransitive]TRAVEL to travel by planeFrom Belfast, British Airways Cargo flies to London Heathrow, Manchester and Glasgow.Mr McGovern always flies economy class.2TRANSPORT [transitive] to take goods or people to a place by planeIt was more cost-effective to fly the chemicals direct to each country.A waiting helicopter flew the president to his next meeting.3[intransitive] American EnglishMARKETING if a product or idea flies, it succeedsWe were never confident the system was going to fly.A product which the market has clearly rejected cannot be made to fly4fly in the face of something to be or do the opposite of what most people think is reasonable, sensible or normalA sales tax would fly in the face of EU moves towards greater standardisation of indirect taxes.She made a virtue of flying in the face of business convention.→ See Verb tableOrigin fly3 1. Old English fleoge2. (1800-1900) FLY1 fly4 (1800-1900) Probably from FLY1

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fly¹ S2 W2 /flaɪ/ verb (past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/)
1.  TRAVEL BY PLANE  [intransitive] to travel by plane:
    She’s flying back to the States tomorrow.
    Will you take the train there or fly?
    Maurice is nervous about flying, so he usually travels overland.
    fly to
    The prime minister will be flying to Delhi later today for a three-day visit.
    fly from/out of/in etc
    He was arrested at Heathrow after flying from Brussels airport.
    Lewis stopped off in Jamaica before flying on to Toronto.
2.  MOVE THROUGH THE AIR  [intransitive] if a plane, spacecraft etc flies, it moves through the air:
    The plane was attacked as it flew over restricted airspace.
3.  CONTROL A PLANE  [intransitive and transitive] to be at the controls of a plane and direct it as it flies:
    She was the first woman to fly Concorde.
    The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport.
    Sonny learnt to fly when he was 15.
4.  SEND SOMEBODY/SOMETHING BY PLANE  [transitive] to take goods or people somewhere by plane:
    The injured boy was flown by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital.
    fly something into/out of etc something
    US planes have been flying food and medical supplies into the area.
5.  USE AIR COMPANY/SERVICE  [intransitive and transitive] to use a particular airline or use a particular type of ticket when you travel by plane:
    We usually fly economy class.
    Millions of passengers fly British Airways every year.
6.  CROSS SEA BY PLANE  [transitive] to cross a particular ocean or area of sea in a plane:
    Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic?
7.  BIRDS/INSECTS  [intransitive] to move through the air using wings:
    The mother bird will feed her chicks until they are able to fly.
    The evening air was clouded with mosquitoes and other flying insects.
    fly away/off/in etc
    At that moment, a wasp flew in through the open window.
    The robin shook its feathers and flew away.
8.  MOVE SOMEWHERE QUICKLY  [intransitive]
  a. to move somewhere quickly and suddenly
    fly down/across/out of etc
    Ellen flew across the room and greeted her uncle with a kiss.
    Rachel’s hand flew to her mouth.
    fly open/shut
    The door flew open and a child rushed out.
  b. to move quickly and suddenly through the air:
    There was a loud explosion, and suddenly there was glass flying everywhere.
    William hit Jack on the head and sent his glasses flying.
    The ball bounced off the wall and went flying into the garden next door.
9.  KITE  [transitive] to make a kite fly in the air:
    In the park people were walking their dogs or flying their kites.
10. (I) must fly spoken used to say that you must leave quickly
11.  MOVE FREELY  [intransitive] to move freely and loosely in the air:
    Harriet ran after him, her hair flying behind her.
12.  FLAG  [intransitive and transitive] if a flag flies, or if you fly it, it is fixed to the top of a tall pole so that it can be easily seen:
    After the invasion, people were forbidden to fly their national flag.
    The flags were flying cheerfully in the breeze.
    The government ordered that all flags should be flown at half mast (=halfway down the pole, in order to express public sadness at someone’s death).
13. fly the flag to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your country, organization etc
14. time flies (also the hours/the days etc fly) used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly:
    ‘Is it midnight already?’ ‘Well, you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun__’
    time flies by
    The following weeks flew by, and soon it was time to leave.
15. fly into a rage/temper/panic etc to suddenly get extremely angry, extremely worried etc:
    Rebecca flew into a rage when she realized no-one had been listening to her.
16. fly off the handle informal to suddenly get very angry:
    Calm down – there’s no need to fly off the handle.
17. let fly (something)
  a. to suddenly start shouting angrily at someone
   SYN  let loose:
    The prisoner let fly with a torrent of abuse.
  b. to suddenly attack someone, especially with bullets or a weapon that is thrown
    let fly (something) with
    The soldiers let fly with a hail of machine-gun fire.
18. fly in the face of something to be the opposite of what most people think is reasonable, sensible, or normal:
    He likes to fly in the face of convention.
19.  ESCAPE  [transitive] formal to leave somewhere in order to escape
   SYN  flee:
    By the time the police arrived, the men had flown.
20. be flying high to be having a lot of success:
    The architectural firm has been flying high recently.
21. fly the nest
  a. if a young bird flies the nest, it has grown old enough to look after itself and is no longer dependent on its parents
  b. if a young person flies the nest, he or she moves out of their parents’ home in order to live independently:
    Now that the kids have flown the nest, I’m thinking about taking a job abroad.
22.  PLAN  [intransitive] American English a plan that will fly will be successful and useful:
    News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly.
23. fly a kite to tell people about an idea, plan etc in order to get their opinion:
    In my latest book, I wanted to fly the kite for an unfashionable theory. ⇨ kite-flying(2)
24. go fly a kite American English spoken used to tell someone to go away, stop saying something, or stop annoying you
25. rumours/accusations etc are flying when a lot of people are talking about something, saying someone has done something wrong etc:
    Rumours were flying as to how the fire started.
26. fly the coop American English informal to leave or escape:
    All my children have flown the coop now.
27. fly by the seat of your pants informal to have to deal with a situation by guessing what to do, because you know very little about it
   SYN  wing it:
    Sometimes you’ll get back and find that things have changed, so you’ll be flying by the seat of your pants for a while.
⇨ the bird has flown at bird(8), ⇨ as the crow flies at crow¹(3), ⇨ sparks fly at spark¹(6)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ take to move or go with someone or something from one place to another: Don’t forget to take your keys. | Shall I take you home? | I took Alice a cup of tea.
   ▪ bring to take someone or something to the place where you are now: We’ve brought someone to see you__ | Will you bring your photos with you when you come?
   ▪ transport to take large quantities of goods from one place to another in a plane, train, ship etc: The plane is used for transporting military equipment. | The coal was transported by rail.
   ▪ deliver to take goods, letters, newspapers etc to someone’s home or office: Unfortunately, the package was delivered to the wrong address.
   ▪ fly to take someone or something somewhere by plane: The bread is specially flown in from Paris.
   ▪ ship to take goods from one place to another – this can be by ship, truck, plane, or train: Half the whisky is shipped to Japan and the US.
   ▪ carry to take people or goods somewhere – used especially when saying how many people or things, or what kind: The new plane can carry up to 600 passengers. | The ship was carrying a full cargo of oil.
   ▪ lead to take someone to a place by going in front of them: He led Julia through the house to his study. | Roland led the way back to the car in silence.
   ▪ guide to take someone to a place and show them the way: Emily guided him through a side gate into a large garden.
   ▪ escort to take someone to a place and protect or guard them: The prisoner was escorted into the room by two police officers. | The singer was escorted by her assistant and her bodyguard.
   ▪ usher to politely lead someone somewhere and show them where to go, especially because it is your job to do this: We were ushered into the lift by a man in uniform.
fly at somebody (also fly into somebody) American English phrasal verb
  to suddenly rush towards someone and try to hit them because you are very angry with them

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fly² verb (past tense and past participle flied, present participle flying, third person singular flies) [intransitive]
to hit a ball in baseball high into the air

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fly³ noun (plural flies) [countable]1.  INSECT a small flying insect with two wings:
    There were flies buzzing all around us.
2.  TROUSERS especially American English (also flies [plural] British English) the part at the front of a pair of trousers which you can open:
    He quickly did up his fly.
    Your flies are undone.
3. somebody wouldn’t hurt/harm a fly informal used to say that someone is very gentle and is not likely to hurt anyone
4. be dying/dropping etc like flies informal used to say that a lot of people are dying or becoming ill
5. a fly in the ointment informal the only thing that spoils something and prevents it from being successful:
    The only fly in the ointment was Jacky.
6. be a fly on the wall to be able to watch what happens without other people knowing that you are there:
    I wish I’d been a fly on the wall during that conversation. ⇨ fly-on-the-wall
7. there are no flies on somebody British English spoken used to say that someone is not stupid and cannot be tricked
8. on the fly
  a. technical while a computer program is actually running:
    The code is translated on the fly.
  b. while dealing with a situation, rather than before dealing with it:
    So far, policy is being made on the fly.
9.  FISHING a hook that is made to look like a fly and is used for catching fish
10.  BASEBALL a fly ball

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fly⁴ adjective1. informal very fashionable and attractive:
    Wear something really fly for your Friday date.
2. British English old-fashioned clever and not easily tricked:
    He’s a bit of a fly character.

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fly‧sheet /ˈflaɪʃiːt/ (also fly) noun [countable]
a sheet of material that is put over a tent to protect it from the rain