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catch flies
verb as in distract
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verb as in divert
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Example Sentences
Her mouth hung open so wide Gran would've asked if she was looking to catch flies.
From Literature
“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 Literature
“Spiders’ webs only have to be large enough to catch flies.”
From Literature
The fastest vision of all is found in species that catch flies in the air.
From BBC
“Slavers catch lies the way spiders catch flies,” he says.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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