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take a flying leap

take a flying leap verb: to get lost; to scram.

Verb

take a flying leap (third-person singular simple present takes a flying leap, present participle taking a flying leap, simple past took a flying leap, past participle taken a flying leap)

  1. (colloquial) To get lost; to scram.
    • If they don't like it, they can take a flying leap for all I care!

Forms of take a flying leap

third-person singular presenttakes a flying leap
present participletaking a flying leap
pasttook a flying leap
past participletaken a flying leap

Questions about take a flying leap

What does take a flying leap mean?
Take a flying leap means to get lost; to scram.
What part of speech is take a flying leap?
Take a flying leap is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a flying leap?
The past tense of take a flying leap is took a flying leap.

Words near take a flying leap in the dictionary

  1. take a flutter
  2. take a flyer
  3. take a flying fuck
  4. take a flying fuck at a rolling donut
  5. take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  6. take a flying leap
  7. take a French leave
  8. take a gamble
  9. take a gander
  10. take a grab
  11. take a guess

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