fly the nest

含义

to leave your parents' house and live on your own

离开父母家独立生活.

例句

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?

语法

只有 fly 变化形式：flies、flying、flew、flown。the nest 固定不变；也说 leave the nest。