Idiom
catch flies
Meaning
To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Close your mouth, or you will catch flies.”
“He stared at the beautiful sunset with his mouth open, looking like he was catching flies.”
“The young boy sat on the porch with his mouth agape, catching flies as he watched the storm clouds gather over the valley.”
Examples
simple
“Close your mouth, or you will catch flies.”
contextual
“He stared at the beautiful sunset with his mouth open, looking like he was catching flies.”
complex
“The young boy sat on the porch with his mouth agape, catching flies as he watched the storm clouds gather over the valley.”
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