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NO FLIES ON SOMEONE

someone is very active or works at a fast pace (1); someone is not at all dull or dimwitted (2)
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1. There are certainly no flies on Judy. She works so fast that the rest of her team can't keep up with her.
2. There are no flies on our boss. He always seems to be one step ahead of what the market is doing.

Alludes to the idea that flies do not or cannot settle on fast-moving animals.


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