Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
it might just fly
English answer:
it might just work
Added to glossary by
Joanna Borowska
Jan 16, 2006 15:55
18 yrs ago
English term
Poland
it might just fly
English
Art/Literary
Journalism
This thing is risky ... But it might just fly.
I'm guessing it's something like "it might be successful." Am I right?
I'm guessing it's something like "it might be successful." Am I right?
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Aisha Maniar
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
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yes indeed
it might just work/be a success - your guess is correct.
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yes, slang for "succeed"; it could work
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Sherefedin MUSTAFA
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thanks Sherefedin :-)
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Alexander Demyanov
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thanks, Alex :-)
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Peter Shortall
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thanks, Peter :-)
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Calou
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thanks, Calou :-)
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Aisha Maniar
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thanks, Aisha :-)
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Andrey Belousov (X)
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thanks, Andrey :-)
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Richard Benham
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thanks, Richard :-)
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Can Altinbay
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thanks Can :-)
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Lydia Molea
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thanks, Lydia :-)
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Kevin Kelly
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thanks, Kevin :-)
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Alp Berker
: to go over well
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thanks, Alp :-)
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Dave Calderhead
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thanks, Dave :-)
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Paola Giardina
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thanks, Paola :-)
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conejo
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Seema Ugrankar
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Michael Barnett
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
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"it might just be successful. "it might just work out fine
it might just fly => "it might just be successful. "it might just work out fine
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