No flies on you
Posted by Victoria S Dennis on October 31, 2008 at 15:37
In Reply to: No flies on you posted by David on October 31, 2008 at 14:53:
: What is the meaning and origin of the saying 'No flies on you'?
It's a 19th-century slang phrase implying that someone is so brisk and active that no flies have a chance to settle on them. (VSD)
- No flies on you Smokey Stover 31/October/08