fly the coop

idiom

informal

1

: to leave suddenly or secretly : to escape or go away

In the morning the suspect had flown the coop.

2

: to leave home

All their children have flown the coop.

Examples of fly the coop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Others, such as The Chicken Shanty, simply fly the coop. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025

Could the Golden State just fly the coop, become its own nation and walk away from 175 years of union with the United States? —Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025

The first to fly the coop was Woodpecker, who was unmasked to reveal Black-ish star, actress, and producer Marsai Martin. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024

While it's been nearly a quarter-century for us, Dawn of the Nugget picks up shortly after Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) helped their entire flock fly the coop from Tweedy's Farm. —Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024

Chief among them was the risk that Musk could simply fly the coop. —Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024

In new episodes, the family of four is preparing for their kids – Sam (Keir Gilchrist), a young man on the autism spectrum, and Casey (Brigette Lundy-Paine), his younger sister – to fly the coop. —Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 30 June 2021

In December, as users began to fly the coop following a series of controversial company decisions by Musk, the platform introduced a new policy banning the free promotion of rivals Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, Truth Social, Tribel, and Post. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2023

These chickens want to fly the coop — literally! —Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022

Rhymes for fly the coop

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group