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The phrase "a fly down" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a situation where a person's zipper is unzipped, often unintentionally, which can lead to embarrassment.
Example: "During the meeting, I noticed that he had a fly down, and I discreetly pointed it out to him."
Alternatives: "an unzipped fly" or "a zipper issue".
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In the bottom of the sixth, with Martin on second and McDougald on first with none out, the Series turned when Yogi Berra lifted a fly down the left-field line.
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Among them is Tyler Newbolt, of Lake Worth, who is having a friend fly down from Michigan for a week of python hunting.
Cody Kessler pitches to Ajene Harris who stands back and lets a pass fly down field, but it falls incomplete.
You can take a week to fly down, rent a car and start driving around looking for stores," Ms. Scott said.
On a clear weekend morning, he and several friends will rent a single-engine Cessna, fly down for an early breakfast and be back in Massachusetts by noon.
A Hollywood star would fly down on a jet.
"I had to pay for a friend to fly down and drive me there.
There is actually a Norwegian fan club who fly down twice a year just to sit on a Saturday afternoon and drink in the Oxford Bar.
Getting them to take in this feeding position was simply a matter of getting the fly down to them.
This is because they can fly down on a moment's notice.
While he is doing so, the priests fly down in a crop-duster and kidnap Lois.
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