FLY THE COOP Definition & Meaning

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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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