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fly the coop
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb fly the coop has 1 sense
- fly the coop(v = verb.motion) break away, bunk, escape, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" is one way to go away, go forth, leave
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THESAURUS
fly the coop
bail out, break away, break jail, break loose, cut loose, escape, escape prison, evade, flee, get away, get clear of, get free, get out, get out of, jump, make a getaway, skip, slip the collar
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