I.
noun
1 insect
VERB + FLY
▪ shoo ( AmE ), shoo away ( esp. AmE ), swat
▪
I swatted the ~ with a newspaper.
▪ attract
▪ catch
FLY + VERB
▪ buzz
▪
A ~ was buzzing against the window.
▪ crawl
▪ land (on sth)
▪
A ~ landed on the butter.
FLY + NOUN
▪ larva
▪ spray
2 ( BrE also flies ) on trousers/pants
ADJECTIVE
▪ button
VERB + FLY/FLIES
▪ button , button up , do up , zip up
▪ undo , unzip
▪
Do you know your ~ is undone?
▪
Your flies are undone! ( BrE )
FLY + NOUN
▪ button
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ high , low
▪ fast , slowly
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around , back , down , out , past
▪ away , off
PREPOSITION
▪ above
▪
We watched the birds ~ing high above us.
▪ over
▪
a plane ~ing low over the sea
Flutter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ eyelash , ↑ wing
Fly is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ accusation , ↑ aircraft , ↑ airline , ↑ arrow , ↑ ball , ↑ banner , ↑ bat , ↑ bee , ↑ bird , ↑ bullet , ↑ butterfly , ↑ cloak , ↑ crow , ↑ debris , ↑ duck , ↑ dust , ↑ eagle , ↑ fist , ↑ flag , ↑ goose , ↑ hand , ↑ helicopter , ↑ insect , ↑ insult , ↑ jet , ↑ missile , ↑ mosquito , ↑ owl , ↑ passenger , ↑ pigeon , ↑ pilot , ↑ plane , ↑ sand , ↑ seagull , ↑ shell , ↑ shrapnel , ↑ spark , ↑ spray , ↑ swan , ↑ time , ↑ wasp
Fly is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aircraft , ↑ airline , ↑ banner , ↑ distance , ↑ flag , ↑ helicopter , ↑ jet , ↑ kite , ↑ mile , ↑ missile , ↑ mission , ↑ nest , ↑ passenger , ↑ patrol , ↑ plane , ↑ route , ↑ shuttle