fly the nest

Bedeutung

to leave your parents' house and live on your own

Das Elternhaus verlassen und selbstständig leben.

Beispiele

1. 1Both our children have flown the nest, so the house feels very quiet now.
2. 2Most of my friends flew the nest at eighteen, but I stayed until I was twenty-five.
3. 3Maria is saving for a deposit because she can't wait to fly the nest and get her own flat.
4. 4When the twins finally flew the nest, their parents turned one bedroom into an office.
5. 5Is Leo ever going to fly the nest, or will he live with his mum forever?

Grammatik

Nur fly verändert sich: flies, flying, flew, flown. Die Wendung the nest bleibt fest; auch leave the nest ist gebräuchlich.