fly into
phrasal verb
flew into; flown into; flying into; flies into
: to be overcome by (sudden extreme emotion)
He flew into a rage.
They flew into a panic.
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However, if some of the USVs have surface-to-air missiles the helicopters may be flying into a trap.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This could be the year Baltimore flies into the World Series.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Travelers headed for destinations in southern Nicaragua like San Juan del Sur and the Emerald Coast may also consider flying into nearby Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Years before American involvement in Vietnam was official, for instance, Civil Air Transport pilots were flying into Vietnam on behalf of the U.S., bringing supplies to French troops at the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This could be the year Baltimore flies into the World Series.
—Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Travelers headed for destinations in southern Nicaragua like San Juan del Sur and the Emerald Coast may also consider flying into nearby Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Years before American involvement in Vietnam was official, for instance, Civil Air Transport pilots were flying into Vietnam on behalf of the U.S., bringing supplies to French troops at the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Fly into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20into. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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