take flight

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take flight - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"flee, flybreak - make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"stampede - run away in a stampedeabscond, absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp, bolt - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"elope, run off - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"high-tail - retreat at full speed; "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant"defect, desert - desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

take flight

To flee or run away (from someone or something). The would-be burglars took flight as soon as they heard the police sirens. We've committed our troops to this cause, and we shall not take flight just because the path has proved difficult.See also: flight, take

take flight

Also, take wing. Run away, flee, go away, as in When the militia arrived, the demonstrators took flight, or The tenant took wing before paying the rent. The first idiom derives from the earlier take one's flight, dating from the late 1300s, and was first recorded in 1435. The variant was first recorded in 1704. See also: flight, take

take ˈflight

run away: The gang took flight when they heard the police car.See also: flight, take

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verb run away quickly

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