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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Some shots flew into a next-door neighbor's adjoining apartment. —

CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024 This involved a joy ride across the wetland in Yamane’s boat as chunks of ice flew into the air and Harley huddled close to me for warmth. —

Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024 And this coming from a guy who was pushed out of his own company for screwing up the response to one of those hard-to-predict edge cases (a human driver struck a pedestrian, sending her flying into the path of one of Cruise’s robotaxis). —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2024 Calvin Stovall, 71, flew into LA from Florida for the weekend to attend Games 1 and 2. —

Morgan Smith,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fly into