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• fly by the seat of one's pants
  действовать скорее интуитивно, чем исходя из знаний и логики

  I hate to fly by the seat of my pants when there is nobody to help me in my job.
• fly in the face of (something)
  оставить без внимания (кого-либо, что-либо), пренебречь

  The customer complained of a poor service, but the manager flew in the face of her complaint.
• fly in the ointment
  помеха, "ложка дёгтя в бочке мёда"

  The problem with the weather was a fly in the ointment during their enjoyable holiday.
• fly into the face of danger
  сильно рисковать

  "You are flying into the face of danger if you decide to invest into this shady company."
• fly off the handle
  рассердиться, сорваться на крик

  The teacher flew off the handle because one of the students was disrupting the class.
• fly the coop
  удрать, убежать

  The criminal was able to fly the coop because the guard hadn't been watching him properly.
• fly-by-night
  ненадёжный (о человеке или бизнесе)

  This new printing house seems to be a fly-by-night business.