fly the coop

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee. figuratively
    — Not liking the accommodations, I took the first chance and flew the coop.
  2. To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.
    — Explained a Curtiz assistant: "We had three ravens in Assisi; one died of cold, and another flew the coop."

词形变化

flies the coop present,singular,third-person flying the coop participle,present flew the coop past flown the coop participle,past

词源

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