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flew solo

flew solo is the simple past of fly solo.

Meaning of fly solo

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To do something without aid or supervision.
    • Playing with freedom and no fear, Ashleigh Barty has powered into the Australian Open third round without even a coach. Barty clubbed China’s Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday before revealing she had been largely flying solo during her charge to the last 32 for only the second time.2019 January 16, “Ashleigh Barty loses coach but wins latest Australian Open encounter”, in The Guardian

Questions about flew solo

What is flew solo the simple past of?
Flew solo is the simple past of fly solo.

Words near flew solo in the dictionary

  1. flew off at a tangent
  2. flew off the handle
  3. flew off the shelves
  4. flew out
  5. flew out of the traps
  6. flew solo
  7. flew the blue pigeon
  8. flew the coop
  9. flew the flag
  10. flew the freak flag
  11. flew the kite

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