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flying out of the traps

flying out of the traps is the present participle and gerund 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 flying out of the traps

What is flying out of the traps the present participle and gerund of?
Flying out of the traps is the present participle and gerund of fly out of the traps.

Words near flying out of the traps in the dictionary

  1. flying off the shelves
  2. flying officer
  3. flying officers
  4. flying ointment
  5. flying out
  6. flying out of the traps
  7. flying parties
  8. flying party
  9. flying phalanger
  10. flying phalangers
  11. flying picket

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