a fly in the ointment

A minor irritation, or hiccup that makes a failure out of something that would otherwise have been a success.

There is always a fly in the ointment! My ticket matched all six white numbered balls, but didn't match the green Lucky Ball! Still scored one hundred thousand!!! I ain't mad at 'em!

by talk2me-JCH2 April 9, 2021

fly on the wall

someone who secretly watches something. like they're a fly on the wall and you don't notice them.

carlos knows that rosita's baby is really chico's thanks to that fly on the wall.

by tom March 2, 2004

fly off the handle

To become angry or enraged.

"I'm Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle!"

by Socko August 10, 2004

fly by the seat of your pants

1. to pilot a plane by feel and instinct rather than by instruments

2. to proceed or work by feel or instinct without formal guidelines or experience

It's during a time like that that you must fly by the seat of your pants.

by Light Joker May 12, 2006

Fly by the seat of my pants

Idiomatic expression used when you want to mean that things are not planned/ organized / expected.

I don't know yet what i'll be doing during my holidays in Europe: Restaurants in Paris, shops in Milan, beers in Berlin ...i think i'll let myself fly by the seat of my pants.

by Clairoush August 21, 2011

Fly's The Limit

Surpassing all in your flyness.

How would you describe your style?
Fly's The Limit baby!

by Locally Respected June 19, 2009

fly under the radar

To act sneaky and secretly without other peoples know about it. To act furtively.

Guy 1 - Have you seen those news about the mobsters of L.A.?
Guy 2 - Oh yes, I have. They were finally discovered, working undergrounds.
Guy 1 - Haha, they were flying under the radar of our city police, but sooner or later they would be found.
Guy 2 - To fly under the radar is no easy deal, here in L.A. ... One hour or other they catch you.

by linkc007 August 1, 2016