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fly the nest

fly the nest verb: to leave one's parents or childhood guardians and begin an independent life as an adult.

Verb

fly the nest (third-person singular simple present flies the nest, present participle flying the nest, simple past flew the nest, past participle flown the nest)

  1. To leave one's parents or childhood guardians and begin an independent life as an adult.

Synonyms of fly the nest

Forms of fly the nest

third-person singular presentflies the nest
present participleflying the nest
pastflew the nest
past participleflown the nest

Questions about fly the nest

What does fly the nest mean?
Fly the nest means to leave one's parents or childhood guardians and begin an independent life as an adult.
What part of speech is fly the nest?
Fly the nest is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly the nest?
The past tense of fly the nest is flew the nest.

Words near fly the nest in the dictionary

  1. fly the blue pigeon
  2. fly the coop
  3. fly the flag
  4. fly the freak flag
  5. fly the kite
  6. fly the nest
  7. fly too close to the sun
  8. fly trap
  9. fly traps
  10. fly under the radar
  11. fly up

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