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fly the coop
To get away or escape: “The Hendersons found the cocktail party rather dull and decided to fly the coop.”
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Idioms and Phrases
Escape, run away, as in After years of fighting with my mother, my father finally flew the coop. This term originally meant “escape from jail,” known as the coop in underworld slang since the late 1700s. [Late 1800s]
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The woman hired to take care of it all — who had power of attorney over the property — had flown the coop, neighbors said, along with truckloads of goods.
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But while “eggflation” has calmed temporarily, bird flu has not flown the coop.
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A Bronx Zoo peacock flew the coop Wednesday night and attacked a man before it nestled high up in a tree.
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As of Thursday evening, the vulture had not eaten since he first flew the coop.
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Before you fly the coop, save up a cushion of three to 12 months of living expenses.
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