Blue arsed fly

n.

Heard in Mayo

A bluebottle fly. Used to describe someone who moves quickly, incoherently and at random.

He was going around the place like a blue arsed fly

Posh English

He was rushing about the place in a thoroughly frantic and disordered manner.

Related terms

• Like a blue arsed flyExtremely agitated or cross, like an angry bluebottle.
• Blue arse flyA bluebottle fly, or to move about frantically; also to become excited or angry.
• Up and down/over and back, like a blue arsed fly!Constantly running around (Depending on previous prepositions).
• Bar-flyA person who loiters in public houses from early in the day.
• FlyTo depart in a hurry; to make tracks.
• Let fly with itIn hurling, to strike the sliotar with force.