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fly by
  1. v. pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by"

  2. move by very quickly [syn: zip by, whisk by]

Usage examples of "fly by".

He took the fly by the wings, and prepared another lump of sugar, sprinkling a crushed pill from the other vial upon it.

Sulu might lose his communicator and his sensors, but if he can fly by sight he at least won’.

If things really got bad, folks could probably tag along with the group and fly by the seat of their pants.

More than just a clever twist, an alien visitation where the aliens never reveal themselves, where they just fly by, teasing us, leaving us frustrated and confused, was a metaphor for Man's own frustrated journeys through time and space and, well, life.

Nora had an engagement in London at the Folly Theatre in Fly by Night, but the manager was insufferable, oh, insufferable.

One day the robin remembered that when he himself had been made to learn to fly by his parents he had done much the same sort of thing.