Antonyms for catch flies

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kach-flahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkætʃˌflaɪ

Definition of catch flies

As in distract : verb divert attention; confuse
As in divert : verb take attention away

Example sentences :

But both of us know the proverb about what you catch flies with.
Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall

Was it fair to catch flies on my Sunset on Arran before the paint was dry?
Extract from : « Cats » by W. Gordon Stables

Sometimes they let me out of the cage and I fly about the room and catch flies.
Extract from : « Birds Illustrated by Color Photograph [January, 1897] » by Various

Kizzie liked to perch on my finger and catch flies for his dinner.
Extract from : « Adopting An Abandoned Farm » by Kate Sanborn

Swallows wheeled in wide, descending spirals from mud villages under the cornices to catch flies.
Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson

They sit on my breakfast tray and catch flies, and hang in a bunch by their tails, and reach out after my hand.
Extract from : « Letters from the Cape » by Lady Duff Gordon

Lizards crawl over the walls and ceilings, but they are harmless, and catch flies.
Extract from : « Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas » by W. Hastings Macaulay

The red-headed woodpecker has learned to catch flies like a common flycatcher.
Extract from : « The Children's Book of Birds » by Olive Thorne Miller

Sometimes he would sit on their hands or heads and catch flies for himself, which he soon did with great dexterity.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I » by Various

Do you suppose that this is part of its necessary economy, and that a swallow could not catch flies unless it lived in a hole?
Extract from : « Love's Meinie » by John Ruskin

Synonyms for catch flies

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