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leave the nest

idiom
Meaning

To leave home; to stop living with one's parents.


Examples
SIMPLE

It is time for the young birds to leave the nest.

CONTEXTUAL

Many parents feel sad when their children finally leave the nest to start their own lives.

COMPLEX

Although the transition was difficult, she felt ready to leave the nest and pursue her career in a distant city.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    eat and leave no crumbs

    Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).

  2. 02

    feather one's nest

    To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth; especially, to do so to a degree that involves venality.

  3. 03

    French leave

    A departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone.

  4. 04

    hurrah's nest

    pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).

  5. 05

    leave a sour taste in one's mouth

    To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.

  6. 06

    leave at the door

    To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.

  7. 07

    leave behind

    To abandon.

  8. 08

    leave for dust

    To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.

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