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fly solo

fly solo verb: to do something without aid or supervision.

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

Forms of fly solo

third-person singular presentflies solo
present participleflying solo
pastflew solo
past participleflown solo

Questions about fly solo

What does fly solo mean?
Fly solo means to do something without aid or supervision.
What part of speech is fly solo?
Fly solo is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly solo?
The past tense of fly solo is flew solo.

Words near fly solo in the dictionary

  1. fly screens
  2. fly sheet
  3. fly sheets
  4. fly slip
  5. fly slips
  6. fly solo
  7. fly spray
  8. fly sprays
  9. fly swat
  10. fly swats
  11. fly swatter

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