leave/flee the nest
idiom
: to move away from home
Their children will soon be ready to leave/flee the nest.
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Hovering differs from fledging because the latter is when the eaglets actually leave the nest.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
The chicks should be ready to leave the nest around May 28.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Now their surviving two eaglets are gearing up to leave the nest and take flight.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 17 May 2025
He is compared to an eagle stirring up its nest and hovering over its young—an action that mother eagles take to encourage their offspring to leave the nest.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
The chicks should be ready to leave the nest around May 28.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Now their surviving two eaglets are gearing up to leave the nest and take flight.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 17 May 2025
He is compared to an eagle stirring up its nest and hovering over its young—an action that mother eagles take to encourage their offspring to leave the nest.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leave/flee the nest
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“Leave/flee the nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%2Fflee%20the%20nest. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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