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ALL meanings of fly the coop

fly the coop
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  • noun fly the coop an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc. 1
  • noun fly the coop any small or narrow place. 1
  • noun fly the coop Slang. a prison. 1
  • noun fly the coop Sometimes Facetious. a cooperative, especially the cooperative bookstore of a college or university. 1
  • verb with object fly the coop to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often followed by up or in). 1
  • verb without object fly the coop Slang. (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty. 1
  • idioms fly the coop fly the coop, Informal. to run off; depart abruptly; escape: We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop. 1
  • verb fly the coop (Idiomatic) To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee. 0
  • verb fly the coop (of a bird) To escape from a pen or similar enclosure. 0
  • noun fly the coop to leave suddenly 0
  • noun fly the coop to escape, as from a jail 0
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