Antonyms for fly the coop
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : koop, koo p |
| Phonetic Transcription : kup, kÊŠp |
- abide
- accept
- adopt
- advance
- aid
- allow
- appear
- arrive
- assert
- assist
- begin
- capture
- cease
- cherish
- come
- come in
- confront
- continue
- dally
- dawdle
- decelerate
- defend
- delay
- discourage
- dissuade
- encounter
- endure
- face
- favor
- give up
- go
- halt
- help
- hold
- join
- keep
- maintain
- meet
- persevere
- procrastinate
- pursue
- remain
- rest
- retain
- slow
- stand
- start
- stay
- stop
- strengthen
- support
- take on
- uphold
- wait
- walk
- yield
Definition of fly the coop
Origin :- "small cage for poultry," mid-14c., from Old English cype, cypa "basket, cask," akin to Middle Dutch kupe, Swedish kupa, and all probably from Latin cupa "tub, cask," from PIE *keup- "hollow mound" (see cup (n.)).
- As in abscond : verb run away, depart secretly
- As in skedaddle : verb flee
- As in lam : verb escape
- As in abandon : verb leave behind, relinquish
- As in escape : verb break away from
- As in flee : verb run away to escape
Synonyms for fly the coop
- abdicate
- abscond
- avoid
- back out
- bail out
- beat a hasty retreat
- beat it
- blow
- bolt
- bow out
- break
- break out
- burst out
- chicken out
- circumvent
- clear out
- cop out
- cut and run
- cut loose
- cut out
- dart
- dash
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- disappear
- discard
- discontinue
- ditch
- dodge
- dog it
- double
- drop
- drop out
- duck
- duck out
- dump
- dust
- elope
- elude
- emerge
- escape
- evade
- expedite
- fade
- flake out
- flee
- fly
- fly the coop
- get
- get a move on
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- get the hell out
- give someone the slip
- give up the ship
- go AWOL
- go like lightning
- go scot-free
- go south
- hasten
- hightail
- hightail it
- hotfoot
- hurry
- hurry up
- hustle
- jump
- kiss goodbye
- leave
- leg it
- let go
- make a break
- make a getaway
- make getaway
- make haste
- make off
- make one's escape
- make oneself scarce
- make quick exit
- make scarce
- make time
- make tracks
- move
- move fast
- opt out
- pass
- play hooky
- pull out
- quit
- race
- retreat
- run
- run away
- run off
- run out on
- rush
- scamper
- scat
- scoot
- scram
- screw
- scurry
- shake a leg
- ship out
- shun
- skedaddle
- skip
- skip out
- slip
- slip away
- sneak away
- speed
- split
- spur
- steal away
- step on it
- step on the gas
- stop
- storm out
- surrender
- take a hike
- take a powder
- take a walk
- take flight
- take it on the lam
- take off
- take on the lam
- throw over
- vacate
- vamoose
- vanish
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- whiz
- withdraw
- work out of
- wriggle out
- yield
- zip
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