take flight

take flight — ► take flight 1) (of a bird) take off and fly. 2) flee. Main Entry: ↑flight …   English terms dictionary

take flight — index abscond, disappear, escape, evacuate, flee, move (alter position), quit (evacuate), retreat …   Law dictionary

take flight — verb run away quickly He threw down his gun and fled • Syn: ↑flee, ↑fly • Derivationally related forms: ↑flight (for: ↑flee), ↑fleer ( …   Useful english dictionary

Take Flight — Infobox Album Name = Take Flight Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Sylvester Sim Released = 2005 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Take Flight is the debut album of Sylvester Sim. It… …   Wikipedia

take flight — verb a) 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. b) to …   Wiktionary

take flight — the cowards took flight as the enemy approached Syn: flee, run (away/off), run for it, make a run for it, be gone, make off, take off, take to one s heels, make a break for it, bolt, beat a (hasty) retreat, make a quick exit, make one s getaway,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

take flight — 1》 (of a bird) take off and fly. 2》 flee. → flight …   English new terms dictionary

take flight — to run away, or to try to escape Suddenly the herd of antelope took flight …   English dictionary

take flight — Fly, take to one s heels, run, flee, scamper off, make off …   New dictionary of synonyms

take flight — escape, flee, bolt, run away …   English contemporary dictionary

take flight — idi to retreat; run away; flee …   From formal English to slang