to fly the nest
1fly the nest — leave/fly/the nest phrase to move away from your parents’ home because you are an adult All their children have flown the nest. Thesaurus: relating to adulthoodhyponym Main entry: nest …
2fly the nest — fly/leave the nest to leave your parents home for the first time in order to live somewhere else. Once the kids have all flown the nest we might sell this house and move somewhere smaller …
3fly the nest — verb to leave ones parents or other guardians one had as a child and begin an independent life …
4leave the nest — leave/fly/the nest phrase to move away from your parents’ home because you are an adult All their children have flown the nest. Thesaurus: relating to adulthoodhyponym Main entry: nest …
5leave the nest — fly/leave the nest to leave your parents home for the first time in order to live somewhere else. Once the kids have all flown the nest we might sell this house and move somewhere smaller …
6fly — fly1 W2S2 [flaı] v past tense flew [flu:] past participle flown [fləun US floun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel by plane)¦ 2¦(move through the air)¦ 3¦(control a plane)¦ 4¦(send somebody/something by plane)¦ 5¦(use air company/service)¦ 6¦(cross sea by… …
7nest — nest1 [nest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(birds)¦ 2¦(insects/animals)¦ 3 leave/fly the nest 4 nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc 5 nest of tables/boxes etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] 1.) ¦(BIRDS)¦ a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in… …
8nest — [[t]ne̱st[/t]] nests, nesting, nested 1) N COUNT: oft poss N A bird s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I can see an eagle s nest on the rocks. 2) VERB When a bird nests somewhere, it builds a nest and settles there to lay its… …
9nest — I UK [nest] / US noun [countable] Word forms nest : singular nest plural nests ** 1) a structure that birds make to keep their eggs and babies in build a nest: Ducks usually build their nests on the ground. a) a place that insects or small… …
10nest — nest1 [ nest ] noun count ** 1. ) a structure that birds make to keep their eggs and babies in: build a nest: Ducks usually build their nests on the ground. a ) a place that insects or small animals such as mice make to live in: an ants nest b )… …