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blue-arsed fly

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noun

  1. informal a blowfly; bluebottle

  2. informal in a state of frenzied activity

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Members of the public believe the blue-arsed fly was actually around much earlier.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2012

I am rather taken, meanwhile, with the effort being put into finding the first appearance of "blue-arsed fly".

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2012

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