fly without a licence en · VERB
Meanings
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(humorous, informal, used in continuous tenses) To inadvertently have one's flies (trouser opening) undone.
How embarrassing. I didn't notice that I was flying without a licence.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, without, a, license.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flew without a licence | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| flies without a licence | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| flown without a licence | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| flying without a licence | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |