fly the coop

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

fly the coop - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic