sparks fly
Definition of sparks fly
1 —used to say that two people are having an argument with each other The sparks flew when he arrived late for her special dinner.
2 —used to say that two people are sexually attracted to each other Sparks flew when they met for the first time.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: to move in or pass through the air with wings
: to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space
: to float, wave, or soar in the air
: the action or process of flying : flight
: a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery
: flywheel
: to hit a fly in baseball
: any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (such as the housefly, mosquito, or gnat) that have the anterior wings functional, the posterior wings reduced to halteres, and segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae — compare maggot
: a large stout-bodied fly
: a fishhook dressed (as with feathers or tinsel) to suggest an insect
: keen, artful
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