🪰 Fly
"Dropping like flies"
Meaning
Many people or things failing, leaving, or becoming sick quickly.
About the fly
Flies are small, fast, and easily swatted away, so their idioms describe minor irritations and vulnerability.
Example sentence
During flu season, students were dropping like flies.
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Which idiom means...
Many people or things failing, leaving, or becoming sick quickly.
More fly idioms
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"Kill a fly with a cannonball"
To use too much force for a small problem.
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"Fly in the ointment"
A small problem that spoils an otherwise good situation.
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"A fly on the wall"
Someone who quietly watches or listens without being noticed.
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"Bug-eyed"
Very surprised, with eyes wide open.
FlyIdiom
"Fly in the ointment"
A small problem that spoils a good situation.