Synonyms

take flight

Idioms

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.

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The ducks are sitting or preening at the water, or about to take flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"Essentially, pterosaur brains quickly transformed acquiring all they needed to take flight from the beginning."

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

Let’s see how those ratings hold up, if Beta shares take flight.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

“Watching them take flight is a powerful reminder of why our work matters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

The dark skies become covered with fur as the mmoatia all take flight and rain down on us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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take flight

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