fly the coop

== English == === Etymology === From fly, to flee or run away, + coop, an enclosure for birds. === Verb === fly the coop (third-person singular simple present flies the coop, present participle flying the coop, simple past flew the coop, past participle flown the coop) (figurative) To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee. (of a bird) To escape from a pen or similar enclosure. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually used in the simple past form. ==== Translations ==== === See also === fly the nest