Definition of Fly the coop

1. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

Exact synonyms: Break Away, Bunk, Escape, Head For The Hills, Hightail It, Lam, Run, Run Away, Scarper, Scat, Take To The Woods, Turn Tail
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fly The Coop

fly contact
fly front
fly high
fly honeysuckle
fly in the face of
fly in the ointment
fly in the teeth of
fly off the handle
fly on
fly open
fly orchid
fly poison
fly rod
fly sheet
fly tent
fly the coop (current term)
Fm
FM
FMD
FMD virus
fMet
fMet-tRNA
FMF
fMLP
fmn
FMO3
FMR1
FMRFamide
fMRI
FMRP

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