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fly

/flaɪ/

The word "fly" has very different meanings depending on whether it is used as a verb, a noun, or an adjective. When used as an adjective to mean stylish, it is informal slang and is mostly used in casual conversations among younger people. Be careful with the verb forms: the past tense of "fly" (as in moving through the air) is irregular ("flew") and the past participle is "flown".

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Tuesday afternoon; Karen is multitasking between a PTA meeting and cleaning the kitchen.

Eleanor Smith

KAREN THERE IS A HUGE FLY IN MY TEA. HELP.

Karen Smith

Just pour it out, Eleanor. I'm totally swamped right now.

💡

The conversation highlights the dynamic of a stressed daughter-in-law (Karen) and a technologically challenged, overly dependent mother-in-law (Eleanor). The phrase 'totally swamped' is used as an idiom meaning to be overwhelmed with work.

Ý nghĩa

verb (intransitive)

To move through the air using wings or mechanical propulsion.

"Birds fly south for the winter."

verb (transitive)

To operate an aircraft as a pilot.

"She learned how to fly a plane during the summer."

noun

A small insect with two wings, typically of the order Diptera.

"A housefly landed on the kitchen table."

adjective

Stylish or sophisticated (slang).

"Those new sneakers are really fly."

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