Fly-the-coop Definition

verb

(idiomatic) To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.

Wiktionary

(of a bird) To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.

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Origin of Fly-the-coop

  • From fly, to flee or run away, + coop, an enclosure for birds.

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