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fly out of the traps en · VERB

Etymology

In reference to the start of a greyhound race.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
flying out of the traps Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flew out of the traps Tense=Past lexicographic
flown out of the traps Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flies out of the traps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic