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Synonyms

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.

Example Sentences

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"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

"But it never fully manages to take flight, leaving its provocative conclusion more jarring and confusing than revelatory."

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

This summer, thousands of grasshoppers will take flight in northeast California, eating everything in their path and likely destroying crops along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

Dakari’s arms are extended like he’s about to take flight, his expression absolutely jubilant.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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