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fly without a licence

fly without a licence verb: to inadvertently have one's flies (trouser opening) undone.

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.

Forms of fly without a licence

third-person singular presentflies without a licence
present participleflying without a licence
pastflew without a licence
past participleflown without a licence

Questions about fly without a licence

What does fly without a licence mean?
Fly without a licence means to inadvertently have one's flies (trouser opening) undone.
What part of speech is fly without a licence?
Fly without a licence is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly without a licence?
The past tense of fly without a licence is flew without a licence.

Words near fly without a licence in the dictionary

  1. fly upon
  2. fly whisk
  3. fly window
  4. fly windows
  5. fly with leaden wings
  6. fly without a licence
  7. fly-ass
  8. fly-away
  9. fly-back
  10. fly-backs
  11. fly-bitten

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