March fly
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of March fly
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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One day, after a protracted relapse, as I was creeping feebly along Broadway, sunning myself, like a March fly on a window-pane, whom should I meet but St. Leger, my friend.
From Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses by Cozzens, Frederic S.
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