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Meanings of take flight in English

Portuguese
fugir
Catalan
tocar el dos
Spanish
escapar

Leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

        fugir
        Usage of take flight in English
        1
        Barnes and Meldrum hope the Falcon Project will take flight next spring.
        Reuters
        2
        Crystal Warren saw the remains of her space enthusiast brother-in-law take flight.
        Reuters
        3
        Ellis watched the sparrows all take flight, flying south as one flock.
        Hollow World
        4
        The flying machine shook as though it were about to take flight.
        On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
        5
        I take flight to the library, and devote those hours to you.
        The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 12
        6
        Often the soul is conceived as a bird ready to take flight.
        The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
        7
        The emir leapt so high that he nearly seemed to take flight.
        The Wyrmling Horde
        8
        Its legs trembled as if they might give way or take flight.
        Swan Song
        9
        If they could but slay him, the rest might perchance take flight.
        In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
        10
        He could not take flight and they were crowding all about him.
        Empire in black and gold
        11
        He waved his manacled hands like a bird trying to take flight.
        The lies of locke lamora
        12
        Unless perched on some rocky pinnacle, it is unable to take flight.
        In the Eastern Seas
        13
        As if one were detached from everything, and ready to take flight.
        Sister Teresa
        14
        They settle, take flight again, and once more resume their busy rounds.
        Social Life in the Insect World
        15
        Fauvel opens her lips to her husband, our birds will take flight.
        File No. 113
        16
        She paused for a moment, like a bird about to take flight.
        Hearts and Masks
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        Translations for take flight
        Take flight through the time
        Take flight across language varieties
        South Africa
        Common
        Ireland
        Less common
        United Kingdom
        Less common
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