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fly the coop |
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fly the coop Fig. to escape; to get out or get away. (Alludes to a chicken escaping from a chicken coop.) I couldn't stand the party, so I flew the coop. The prisoner flew the coop at the first opportunity. fly the coop (mainly American) to leave somewhere, especially to leave your home for the first time in order to live away from the family Usage notes: A coop is a place where chickens are kept. The last of our kids has finally flown the coop so we have the whole house to ourselves. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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95) receives zany and funny drawings by Ard Hoyt as it tells of twenty-six cows who decide to fly the coop as Ida Mae is daydreaming how she'll get famous. Birds Fly the Coop After attaching Spikes Needle Strips to buildings, boat docks, trusses and beams, ledges and signs, birds will just fly away. Should the relationship founder, Pixar talent could fly the coop, Lipman said. |
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