fly out of the traps

verb

to start quickly.

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Meanings

verbfly out of the traps (third-person singular simple present flies out of the traps, present participle flying out of the traps, simple past flew out of the traps, past participle flown out of the traps)

present singular third person flies out of the traps · participle present flying out of the traps · past flew out of the traps · participle past flown out of the traps

  1. idiomaticto start quickly.

    The hosts flew out of the traps and with Scott Parker and Mark Noble working beautifully together in tandem in the centre of their midfield they began to exert serious pressure on Foster's goal.

    2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fly out of the blocksstorm out of the blocks

Origin

In reference to the start of a greyhound race.

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APA

fly out of the traps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20out%20of%20the%20traps

MLA

“fly out of the traps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20out%20of%20the%20traps. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly out of the traps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20out%20of%20the%20traps.

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