Related Words for fly the coop

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take flight
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Phrase, Verb
take a flying leap
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
shoot off
//
Phrase, Verb
take to one's heels
////
Phrase, Verb
take to the skies
//xx
Phrase, Verb
make a run for it
/x///
Phrase, Verb
let fly
//
Phrase, Verb
bug out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
take one's leave
///
Phrase, Verb
give someone the slip
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
break away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
duck out
//
Phrase, Verb
pull up stakes
///
Phrase, Verb
jump ship
//
Phrase, Verb
leave the nest
/x/
Phrase, Verb
run for it
///
Phrase, Verb
skip out
//
Phrase, Verb
buzz off
//
Phrase, Verb
fly out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
fly off the handle
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
leave home
//
Phrase, Verb
run off with
///
Phrase, Verb
run for one's life
////
Phrase, Verb
hit the road
/x/
Phrase, Verb
run away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cut and run
///
Phrase, Verb
drive off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
beat a hasty retreat
/x/xx/
Phrase, Verb
run along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
do a runner
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
scat
/
Noun
buy the farm
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make a move
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take to the sky
//x/
Phrase, Verb
go on one's merry way
////x/
Phrase, Verb
make tracks
//
Phrase, Verb
leg it
//
Phrase, Verb
go out with a bang
///x/
Phrase, Verb
come home to roost
////
Phrase, Verb
bail
/
Noun
fly in the face of
/xx//
Phrase, Verb
pop off
//
Phrase, Verb
drive away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
chicken out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
do a bunk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make off with
///
Phrase, Verb
bail out
//
Phrase, Verb
kick out
//
Phrase, Verb
clear off
//
Phrase, Verb
pack one's bags
///
Phrase, Verb
run away with
/x//
Phrase, Verb
show someone the door
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
run off
//
Phrase, Verb
walk away from
/x//
Phrase, Verb
get away with
/x//
Phrase, Verb
take it on the lam
///x/
Phrase, Verb
hightail it
/x/
Phrase, Verb
beat a retreat
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
jump the gun
/x/
Phrase, Verb
walk out on
///
Phrase, Verb
flit
/
Noun
light out
//
Phrase, Verb
take a hike
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take a walk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
go about one's business
/x///x
Phrase, Verb
shove off
//
Phrase, Verb
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
bird
/
Noun
play hooky
//x
Phrase, Verb
turn on one's heel
////
Phrase, Verb
dust
/
Noun
drop out
//
Phrase, Verb
turn tail
//
Phrase, Verb
squawk
/
Noun
run wild
//
Name, Verb
take a powder
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
get off
//
Phrase, Verb
jump
/
Noun
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
run afoul of
/x//
Phrase, Verb
sling one's hook
///
Phrase, Verb
crap out
//
Phrase, Verb
jump on
//
Phrase, Verb
hit the trail
/x/
Phrase, Verb
gang up
//
Phrase, Verb
come off
//
Phrase, Verb
rush out
//
Phrase, Verb
boot
/
Noun
throw out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
fly into a rage
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
run out on
///
Phrase, Verb
abduct
x/
Verb
aeroplane
xx/
Noun, Verb
air
/
Noun, Verb
aircraft
/x
Noun
airlift
/x
Noun, Verb
airline
/x
Noun
airplane
/x
Noun, Verb
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
annoying
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ant
/
Noun, Verb
aviation
xx/x
Noun
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
bait
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
balloon
x/
Noun, Verb
barn
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bee
/
Noun, Verb
beetle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
birdcage
/x
Noun
blast
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bolt
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
break loose
//
Phrase, Verb
bug
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
burglary
/xx
Noun
butterflies
/xx
Noun
buzz
/
Noun, Verb
cabildo
/xx
Noun
cabin
/x
Noun, Verb
cage
/
Noun, Verb
campaign
x/
Noun, Verb
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chicken
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chicken coop
/x/
Phrase, Noun
circulation
/xxx
Noun
clinic
/x
Noun
cock
/
Noun, Verb
cod
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
collaborative
x/xxx
Noun, Adjective
conservatory
x/xxx
Noun, Adjective
cooped
/
Verb
cooper
/x
Name, Verb
cooperative
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
corporate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
corral
x/
Noun, Verb
cow
/
Noun, Verb
crab
/
Noun, Verb
crib
/
Noun, Verb
defeat
x/
Noun, Verb
denominational
xxx/xx
Adjective
designated
/xxx
Adjective
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
display
x/
Noun, Verb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
donkey
/x
Noun
dormitory
/xxx
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
duck
/
Noun, Verb
dugout
/x
Noun
elope
x/
Verb
empowered
x/x
Adjective, Noun
era
/x
Noun
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
evaporate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
farsighted
//x
Adjective
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fei
/
Name
fell
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
fishing
/x
Noun
flaw
/
Noun, Verb
flea
/
Noun, Verb
flee
/
Verb
flew
/
Noun, Adjective
flier
/x
Noun, Verb
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
float
/
Noun, Verb
fly ball
//
Phrase, Noun
flyer
/x
Noun, Verb
flywheel
/x
Noun
fold
/
Noun, Verb
garage
x/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
glide
/
Verb, Noun
gnat
/
Noun
goat
/
Noun, Verb
grab
/
Verb, Noun
guide
/
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hijack
/x
Verb, Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hive
/
Noun, Verb
hmo
x
Name
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
hover
/x
Verb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hut
/
Noun, Verb
hutch
/
Noun, Verb
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
insect
/x
Noun
jet
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
kennel
/x
Noun, Verb
kitchen
/x
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lee
/
Name, Adjective
lift
/
Verb, Noun
louse
/
Noun, Verb
maggot
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
midge
/
Noun
miss
/
Name, Verb
mole
/
Noun, Verb
monkey
/x
Noun, Verb
mosquito
x/x
Noun, Verb
moth
/
Noun, Verb
navigate
/xx
Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nest
/
Noun, Verb
nose
/
Noun, Verb
op
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
operate
/xx
Verb
outhouse
/x
Noun, Verb
owl
/
Noun, Verb
pantry
/x
Noun
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
patch
/
Noun, Verb
pest
/
Noun
picnic
/x
Noun, Verb
pig
/
Noun, Verb
pike
/
Noun, Verb
pilot
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
plane
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pop fly
//
Phrase, Noun
pressured
/x
Verb, Adjective
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
rack
/
Noun, Verb
rink
/
Noun, Verb
roach
/
Noun, Verb
rob
/
Name, Verb
robbery
/xx
Noun
roll
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sabre
/x
Noun, Verb
sail
/
Noun, Verb
salmon
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
seminary
/xxx
Noun, Adjective