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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Getting To Tromso With direct flights from major European cities like London and Paris, most visitors fly into the Tromso Airport. —

Robin Raven, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 The team was flying into LAX for their Saturday game against UCLA, which the Bulldogs lost 62-65. —

Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 In early October, Carter flew into Mitchell Airport as his press secretary, Jody Powell, conceded the president was behind in Wisconsin but could still pull it out. —

Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024 As the probe flies into the Sun there's an instrument known as a Faraday cup that hangs out to measure ion and electron fluxes from the solar wind. —

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fly into