fly at

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Definitions of fly at words

phrasal verb fly at If you fly at someone, you attack them, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them. 0
noun fly at to attack suddenly by or as by flying or springing toward 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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assail — If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.
assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
go for — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
invade — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

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