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like flies — (dying, etc) in vast numbers, with as little resistance as insects • • • Main Entry: ↑fly … Useful english dictionary
like flies on shit — Phrs. Used as emphasis to imply great numbers and enthusiasm, usually with depreciative undertones. E.g. She d go into a bar and all the men would be all over her, like flies on shit … English slang and colloquialisms
like flies around a honeypot — like bees/flies/around a honeypot phrase surrounding someone or something that is attractive or interesting Thesaurus: surrounded and surroundingsynonym Main entry: honeypot … Useful english dictionary
Droppin' Like Flies — Single by Sheila E. from the album Sex Cymbal Released 1992 Format … Wikipedia
drop like flies — verb rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers the contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees • Hypernyms: ↑break down, ↑collapse • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * see … Useful english dictionary
die like flies — die (or drop) like flies die or collapse in large numbers people in the area seemed to die like flies in the winter * * * die/fall/drop like ˈflies idiom (informal) to die or fall down in very large numbers • People were dropping like flies in… … Useful english dictionary
drop like flies — If people drop like flies, they fall ill or die in large numbers. There s a flu epidemic right now. Senior citizens are dropping like flies … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be dropping like flies — if people are dropping like flies, large numbers of them are dying or becoming ill or injured within a short period of time. The heat was overwhelming and people were dropping like flies … New idioms dictionary
drop like flies — This means that something is disappearing very quickly. For example, if you said people were dropping like flies, it would mean that they were dying off, quitting or giving up something rapidly … The small dictionary of idiomes
going down like flies — going down/dropping/like flies informal phrase getting ill or dying in large numbers very quickly People are dropping like flies with the flu. Thesaurus: to have or develop an illness or symptomsynonym … Useful english dictionary
dropping like flies — going down/dropping/like flies informal phrase getting ill or dying in large numbers very quickly People are dropping like flies with the flu. Thesaurus: to have or develop an illness or symptomsynonym … Useful english dictionary
