take flight
idiom
1
: to leave or run away from danger
Fearing arrest, they took flight and hid in the mountains.
2
US
: to begin flying
The bird took flight when we tried to approach it.
3
US
: to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth
The idea really took flight and soon it seemed everyone was copying it.
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The mobile feather embraces the wrist in an openwork construction that allows the bird to spread its wings and take flight.
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
Mercury trine Jupiter encourages honest dialogue for a newfound perspective, according to astrologer Valerie Mesa
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Let your thoughts take flight!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Lifeguards in Pinellas County, on the peninsula that forms Tampa Bay, removed beach chairs and other items that could take flight in strong winds.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The dust jacket for When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines features a younger Carter in a bespoke power suit, cigarette in hand, his trademark hair wings just beginning to take flight.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
Mercury trine Jupiter encourages honest dialogue for a newfound perspective, according to astrologer Valerie Mesa
Comments
Let your thoughts take flight!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Lifeguards in Pinellas County, on the peninsula that forms Tampa Bay, removed beach chairs and other items that could take flight in strong winds.
—Mike Schneider, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
The dust jacket for When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines features a younger Carter in a bespoke power suit, cigarette in hand, his trademark hair wings just beginning to take flight.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Take flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20flight. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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