FLY THE COOP

• (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

  "If you see this man, run!", "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

  synonyms : break away , take to the woods , scat , scarper , run away , run , lam , hightail it , head for the hills , escape , bunk , turn tail

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