fly solo

verb

To do something without aid or supervision.

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Meanings

verbfly solo (third-person singular simple present flies solo, present participle flying solo, simple past flew solo, past participle flown solo)

present singular third person flies solo · participle present flying solo · past flew solo · participle past flown solo

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo do something without aid or supervision.

    Playing with freedom and no fear, Ashleigh Barty has powered into the Australian Open third round without even a coach. Barty clubbed China’s Yafan Wang 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday before revealing she had been largely flying solo during her charge to the last 32 for only the second time.

    2019 January 16, “Ashleigh Barty loses coach but wins latest Australian Open encounter”, in The Guardian
Cite this entry
APA

fly solo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20solo

MLA

“fly solo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20solo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly solo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20solo.

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