take flight

English

Verb

take flight

  1. (idiomatic) To fly; to become aloft, to become airborne; to take off (the ground)
    Though the bird is still young, in a day or two it will spread its wing and take flight for the first time.
  2. (idiomatic) to flee
    The criminals took flight as soon as they heard the sirens.

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