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took a flying leap

took a flying leap is the simple past of take a flying leap.

Meaning of take a flying leap

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!

Questions about took a flying leap

What is took a flying leap the simple past of?
Took a flying leap is the simple past of take a flying leap.

Words near took a flying leap in the dictionary

  1. took a five
  2. took a flutter
  3. took a flyer
  4. took a flying fuck at a rolling donut
  5. took a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  6. took a flying leap
  7. took a French leave
  8. took a gamble
  9. took a gander
  10. took a hike
  11. took a hint

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