take flight

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

But unlike at home, the sparks were sucked away by the wind, dissipating as soon as they took flight.

From Literature

He was accompanied by a second person, who took flight when officers arrived to arrest the pair.

From Barron's

Four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- will take flight in this major mission.

From Barron's

As concerns over the impact mount, equity traders are taking flight, with Asian economies most at risk owing to their reliance on energy imports.

From Barron's

And then, without warning, the song finished, the kingfisher took flight and, with another flash of blue whizzing across the water, it was gone.

From Literature

Related Words

• abandon
• depart
• die
• die out
• dissipate
• dissolve
• escape
• evaporate
• expire
• fade
• flee
• fly
• go
• leave
• melt
• perish
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• sink