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flies out of the traps

flies out of the traps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly out of the traps.

Meaning of fly out of the traps

Verb

fly out of the traps (third-person singular simple present flies out of the traps, present participle flying out of the traps, simple past flew out of the traps, past participle flown out of the traps)

  1. (idiomatic) to start quickly.
    • The hosts flew out of the traps and with Scott Parker and Mark Noble working beautifully together in tandem in the centre of their midfield they began to exert serious pressure on Foster's goal.2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC

Questions about flies out of the traps

What is flies out of the traps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flies out of the traps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly out of the traps.

Words near flies out of the traps in the dictionary

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

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