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It means for you to stop fooling around and start working on whatever you're supposed to be doing. The image is of a bird flapping around crazily instead of flying toward their destination.
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What year was the song 'Straighten Up and Fly Right' released?
Nat King Cole's hit 'Straighten Up and Fly Right' was released in 1944.
What is a sentence with the word idiom?
My Favorite IDIOM Is, When Pigs Fly.
What does the idiom to fly the red white and blue mean?
It means to be patriotic (by reference to flying the flag).
Does bacon fly?
The idiom is "when pigs fly". Bacon comes from pigs, but bacon is not in the idiom. The idiom simply means, "impossible".
When pigs fly is what literary device?
"When pigs fly" is an example of an idiom.
What movie has the lyrics straighten up and fly right?
It appears for a few seconds in the movie "Ray", 11 minutes, 20 seconds into the movie.
What does the idiom conquer and soar mean?
It's not an idiom. It means just what it looks like -- conquer means overcome or win out, and soar means to fly high. This is saying you should overcome and fly high, which is figurative language for work hard, do your best, and succeed.
What does the idiom fly-by-night mean?
It is said about person or a business and it means dishonest and only interested in making money quickly
How do you use when pigs fly idiom in a sentence?
A sentence could be: I will give you money when pigs fly
What is the meaning of the idiom 'to fly in the face of'?
To "fly in the face of" means to go against something. Example: Your actions fly in the face of our agreement.
Was Nat King Cole a composer?
Yes, he wrote "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "I Like to Riff," and many other vocal and instrumental tunes performed by the King Cole Trio.
What does the idiom 'a fly in the ointment' mean in a sentence?
Nothing spoils your food or medicine quite like the presence of a fly. A "fly in the ointment" is some pest or nuisance that has spoiled your otherwise-nice idea or effort. For example, it sounds nice at first to own a pet, but there's a "fly in the ointment": the upkeep costs.
