fly out of the blocks

English

Verb

fly out of the blocks (third-person singular simple present flies out of the blocks, present participle flying out of the blocks, simple past flew out of the blocks, past participle flown out of the blocks)

  1. (idiomatic) To begin quickly
    Synonyms: fly out of the traps, race out of the traps, storm out of the blocks
    • 2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC‎[1]:
      Alcaraz flew out of the blocks in the first-to-10 match tie-break of the deciding set, sapping every last bit of Sinner's energy before sealing victory with a remarkable running forehand winner that fizzed down the line.
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