like a blue-arsed fly

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like a blue-arsed fly

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Refers to the frenetic flight of a bluebottle.

adjective like a blue-assed fly

  1. To be frantic, harried or restless He was running around like a blue-arsed fly.

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"like a blue-arsed fly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20blue-arsed%20fly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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like a blue-arsed fly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20blue-arsed%20fly

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"like a blue-arsed fly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20blue-arsed%20fly.

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@misc{like_a_blue_arsed_fly_2026,
  title = {like a blue-arsed fly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/like%20a%20blue-arsed%20fly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}