die Fliege machen
German
Alternative forms
- eine Fliege machen
- die Mücke machen, Mücke machen
Etymology
Literally, “to do the fly, to do like the fly”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diː ˈfliːɡə ˈmaxən/
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Verb
die Fliege machen (weak, third-person singular present macht die Fliege, past tense machte die Fliege, past participle die Fliege gemacht, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to sling one's hook, to fly the coop, to do a runner, to scram (leave quickly or abruptly)
- Synonyms: abhauen, see also the list at sich vom Acker machen
Conjugation
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Further reading
- "die Fliege machen" in Redensarten-Index
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