fly into something

fly into something
fly into something
1. and fly in to go to something or some place by air; to arrive by air. •

When are you going to fly into the airport?

We will fly into Detroit tomorrow.

2. to crash into something while flying. •

Birds sometimes fly into tall buildings.

3. to pass into something, such as fog, clouds, wind, etc., while flying. •

We flew into some clouds, but the flight was not rough.

The plane flew into some fog as it was landing.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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