leave/flee the nest
idiom
: to move away from home
Their children will soon be ready to leave/flee the nest.
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Finneas, who at four years older was the first to leave the nest, uses the same analogy.
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Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
Learning to use privacy appropriately is a big part of this process of becoming independent, responsible, and ready to leave the nest.
—Denise Witmer, Parents, 29 July 2024
So now Connecticut’s own will leave the nest and take on the world.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
The combination of these factors can encourage the birds to leave the nest early, landing on the ground seemingly alone.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
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Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
Learning to use privacy appropriately is a big part of this process of becoming independent, responsible, and ready to leave the nest.
—Denise Witmer, Parents, 29 July 2024
So now Connecticut’s own will leave the nest and take on the world.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
The combination of these factors can encourage the birds to leave the nest early, landing on the ground seemingly alone.
—Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
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“Leave/flee the nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%2Fflee%20the%20nest. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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