fly the coop
idiom
informal
1
: to leave suddenly or secretly : to escape or go away
In the morning the suspect had flown the coop.
2
: to leave home
All their children have flown the coop.
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In new episodes, the family of four is preparing for their kids – Sam (Keir Gilchrist), a young man on the autism spectrum, and Casey (Brigette Lundy-Paine), his younger sister – to fly the coop.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021
In December, as users began to fly the coop following a series of controversial company decisions by Musk, the platform introduced a new policy banning the free promotion of rivals Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, Truth Social, Tribel, and Post.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2023
These chickens want to fly the coop — literally!
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
But the Santee City Council was adamant that Bird fly the coop before the electric scooters ever got rolling.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
When your leaders fly the coop, who remains to transmit the culture to the next group?
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021
In December, as users began to fly the coop following a series of controversial company decisions by Musk, the platform introduced a new policy banning the free promotion of rivals Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, Truth Social, Tribel, and Post.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2023
These chickens want to fly the coop — literally!
—Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
But the Santee City Council was adamant that Bird fly the coop before the electric scooters ever got rolling.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
When your leaders fly the coop, who remains to transmit the culture to the next group?
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
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