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verb
To leave home; to stop living with one's parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Synonyms: fly the nest
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verb
To become independent; to begin to act without supervision or in ways that are not prescribed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, nest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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