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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After eggs are laid, most songbirds leave the nest within 30 days.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
In these places, the chickadees laid fewer eggs, and fewer hatchlings survived to leave the nest.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Hovering differs from fledging because the latter is when the eaglets actually leave the nest.
—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
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
In these places, the chickadees laid fewer eggs, and fewer hatchlings survived to leave the nest.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Hovering differs from fledging because the latter is when the eaglets actually leave the nest.
—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
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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