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on the fly
Idioms and Phrases
In a hurry, on the run, as in I picked up some groceries on the fly . The transfer of this expression, which literally means “in midair or in flight,” dates from the mid-1800s.Example Sentences
There are also some smaller rooms in the back that he plans to use as artist green rooms and a screenprinting studio, so the venue can print merchandise for artists on the fly.
“Freshmen coming into a program like ours … it’s not, you know, learn on the fly, and, we’ll give you a year or two to figure out how to win,” Gottlieb said.
Carter, meanwhile, was organising team meals on the fly.
“It’s not like he’s trying to learn stuff on the fly, then get ready to go play at 7 o’clock,” said Montero, who shared film of each session with the rest of the coaching staff.
But it's all worth it, he says, "if you can turn something on the fly that wasn't planned into something hilarous".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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