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flew without a licence

flew without a licence is the simple past of fly without a licence.

Meaning of fly without a licence

Verb

fly without a licence (third-person singular simple present flies without a licence, present participle flying without a licence, simple past flew without a licence, past participle flown without a licence)

  1. (humorous, informal) To inadvertently have one's flies (trouser opening) undone.
    • How embarrassing. I didn't notice that I was flying without a licence.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, without, a, license.

Questions about flew without a licence

What is flew without a licence the simple past of?
Flew without a licence is the simple past of fly without a licence.

Words near flew without a licence in the dictionary

  1. flew the nest
  2. flew too close to the sun
  3. flew under the radar
  4. flew upon
  5. flew with leaden wings
  6. flew without a licence
  7. flew'd
  8. flewed
  9. Flewellen
  10. Flewellens
  11. Flewelling

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