Collocations for fly - noun
1. insect
VERB + FLY
swat
I swatted the fly with a newspaper.
I swatted the fly with a newspaper.
FLY + VERB
buzz
A fly was buzzing against the window.
A fly was buzzing against the window.
crawl | land (on sth), settle (on sth)
A fly settled on the butter.
A fly settled on the butter.
FLY + NOUN
larva | repellent, spray
2. (also ‘flies’) on trousers
ADJ.
button/button-up, zip/zipped
VERB + FLY
button (up), do up, zip up | undo, unzip
Do you know your flies are undone?
Do you know your flies are undone?
FLY + NOUN
button