单词 | coop |
释义 | coop (kuːp ) Word forms: coops 1. countable noun A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits. Synonyms: pen, pound, box, cage 2. to fly the coop phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone has flown the coop, you mean that they have left a place or situation that limits their freedom. ...a family whose children have grown up and flown the coop. She graduates to senior stylist and then flies the coop to set up in a salon of her own. Idioms: fly the coop to leave a situation, for example because you do not like it or because you want to have more freedom It should be a proud moment when a senior stylist flies the coop to set up in a salon of his or her own. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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