English verb: fly the coop | |||
1. | fly the coop (motion) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | ||
Samples | If you see this man, run!. The burglars escaped before the police showed up. | ||
Synonyms | break away, bunk, escape, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flee, fly, skedaddle, take flight | ||