Fly the coop

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc. 1.2 any small or narrow place. 1.3 Slang . a prison. 1.4 Sometimes Facetious . a cooperative, esp. the cooperative bookstore of a college or university. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often fol. by up or in ). 3 Verb (used without object) 3.1 Slang . (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty. ? 4 Idiom 4.1 fly the coop

Noun

an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.

any small or narrow place.

Slang . a prison.

Sometimes Facetious . a cooperative, esp. the cooperative bookstore of a college or university.

Verb (used with object)

to place in or as if in a coop; confine narrowly (often fol. by up or in ).

Verb (used without object)

Slang . (of a police officer) to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty. ?

Idiom

fly the coop

Informal . to run off; depart abruptly; escape

We stopped to see my sister, but she'd flown the coop.