English Explanatory Dictionary

fly the coop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
  2. To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.

Word forms

fly the coop flies the coop flying the coop flew the coop flown the coop

Etymology

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

Related words

fly the nest
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