catch flies
Example Sentences
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There is more than one way to catch flies at the Minnesota Twins' new ballpark.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2010
In Manhattan, Nature Photographer Lilo Hess leashed five praying mantises with thread and safety pins to the foot of her bed to catch flies and mosquitoes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her mouth hung open so wide Gran would've asked if she was looking to catch flies.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
“I am not loved at all. And yet I do nothing but good. All day long I catch flies and mosquitoes in my webs. I am a decent person.”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
My mother told me once that I slept just like her sister, with my mouth open wide enough to catch flies.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
