fly into

phrasal verb

flew into; flown into; flying into; flies into

: to be overcome by (sudden extreme emotion)

He flew into a rage.

They flew into a panic.

Examples of fly into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fire officials say a diesel generator malfunction caused an explosion, sending an air vent flying into the street. —Doug Williams, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

The fiery images, seen below, show the engine and pylon on the Boeing MD-11F plane separate from the wing and fly into the air before crashing into the ground. —Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025

Travelers coming from farther afield can also fly into Long Beach Airport (LGB) or Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), roughly 30 and 60 minutes away, respectively. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025

For obvious reasons, a 2025 telling of this story was never going to end with a plane flying into a building — beyond the unfortunate 9/11 allusion, an ending that depressing is exceedingly rare in a mainstream studio release. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for fly into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue