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Meaning of fly-swatter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Examples

“Two mechanical toys in particular are noticeable in this respect, the old man who aimed with a fly-swatter, patiently awaits the coming of mus musculus, and the twin cats with ribbons round their necks which jig joyously to each other’s fiddling on a glass-encased stage.”
“Although not much of the merchandise may tempt you (meat smokers, underwear and fly-swatters are on offer), it’s nice to stroll through a busy shopping area without getting the “Hey, amigo!” sales push.”
“I had a tournament coming up, and Waialae is a damn difficult course, probably the second or third hardest on the PGA tour, mainly because of its wasp-waisted fairways as narrow as seventeen yards in places and those towering coconut trees that are to golf balls what fly-swatters are to, uh, flies.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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