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He wants to shield his wife from the worst excesses of reporters and photographers in full flight.

What does "full flight" mean?

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It's a badly chosen idiom. If they were in full flight they would be running away.

He meant 'in full cry'.

in full cry
In hot pursuit, as hounds hunting.
(The Free Dictionary)

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Thanks! I checked the dictionaries and still cannot see how "in full flight" can fit in that sentence. But it's from BBC! :shock:

It's a badly chosen idiom. If they were in full flight they would be running away.

He meant 'in full cry'.

(The Free Dictionary)

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The BBC is no infallible. I think they were thinking of "full fledged."
 
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