Thesaurus / fly the coop

fly the coop

How to use fly the coop in a sentence

Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.

Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.

Aristide darted off like a dragon-fly in the sunshine, as happy as a child with a new toy.

Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.

I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

“Confound it, no;” rejoined Mr. Simmery, stopping for an instant to smash a fly with the ruler.

They must be kept away from flies—a fly can work havoc with a film in a few minutes.

The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.

What of the infinite goodness of God in teaching the grub of the ichneumon-fly to eat up the cabbage caterpillar alive?

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985