fly the coop

phrase

: to leave suddenly or secretly

I discovered that overnight he had flown the coop.

Examples of fly the coop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My son, a college student, was preparing to fly the coop. — Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025

This month, our twin boys — our only children — will fly the coop and head off to university. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025

Katie Holmes is a delight as a fed-up mortician’s wife more than ready to fly the coop. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 May 2025

Could the Golden State just fly the coop, become its own nation and walk away from 175 years of union with the United States? — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025

The first to fly the coop was Woodpecker, who was unmasked to reveal Black-ish star, actress, and producer Marsai Martin. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024

While it's been nearly a quarter-century for us, Dawn of the Nugget picks up shortly after Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) helped their entire flock fly the coop from Tweedy's Farm. — Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024

Chief among them was the risk that Musk could simply fly the coop. — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024

Rhymes for fly the coop

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coupe
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• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group