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Fly
It may be hard to remember, but before Mrs Clinton was a secretary of state, or a senator or a first lady, she was a lawyer - and, by all regards, a talented one.
And after all these years, she still campaigns like one. Meticulous, cautious, controlled. What works in the courtroom, with its rules and customs, often doesn't fly in free-wheeling political debates, however." (BBC website.)
Is "fly in" used in a metaphorical way or is it a phrasal verb in the above context?
And after all these years, she still campaigns like one. Meticulous, cautious, controlled. What works in the courtroom, with its rules and customs, often doesn't fly in free-wheeling political debates, however." (BBC website.)
Is "fly in" used in a metaphorical way or is it a phrasal verb in the above context?
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Anonymous Is "fly in" used in a metaphorical way or is it a phrasal verb in the above context? The two words are not collocated. 'In' is a preposition heading the phrase 'in free-wheeling political debates'.
- Anonymous Is "fly in" used in a metaphorical way or is it a phrasal verb in the above context?
- The two words are not collocated.
- 'In' is a preposition heading the phrase 'in free-wheeling political debates'.
- 'Fly' is a casual verb: 8.
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AnonymousIs "fly in" used in a metaphorical way or is it a phrasal verb in the above context?The two words are not collocated.
'In' is a preposition heading the phrase 'in free-wheeling political debates'.
'Fly' is a casual verb:
8. FLY [INTRANSITIVE] INFORMAL if an idea or a statement flies, people accept or approve of it
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