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Animal Crackers
Fly the Coop
Turning the Grimm's fairy tale The Brementown Musicians on its funny bone, O'Malley has revised the classic story of four animals who part ways with their respective farmers to explore their artistic sides, this time sending them in search ...
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Big Chickens
Fly the Coop
When four farmyard chickens begin to feel like they need to spread their wings a bit, they decide to go to the big farmhouse to check things out.
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
... are likely to fly away, at least for a short distance and a short time, and lay their
eggs in the fields or become prey to animals such as the cat, dog, fox, or weasel.
Humans who fly the coop are either criminals who escape from jail or prison ...
Robert Allen Palmatier,
1995
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
'Or do you prefer drinking with the flies?' fly the coop make your escape. informal
1991 Julia Phillips You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again Has David left?
Nah, he would want to make sure I'm really ensconced, or I might fly the coop. fly
...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
fly. die (ordrop) like flies die or collapse in large numbers. drink with the flies drink
alone. Australian & New Zealand informal 1963 D. WhitingtonMile Pegs 'Have a
drink?' the larrikin invited. 'Or do you prefer drinking with the flies?' fly the coop ...
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What Fool Would Challenge Shakespeare?: Going Toe to Toe ...
Then do I fly the coop, absquatulate, Walking in worlds crafted by wordsmiths fine
That for myfunky gloom so compensate I quite forget the discontent inmine. I
guess for me satiety of prose Beats all the drugsyour doctor likely knows.
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Majestic Timbers of Fall
To Fly the Coop wanting nothing more than to end the suspense for you are apt
to think everything through before attempting to mend yet another broken fence
deciding whether or not to surrender, compromise, or fly the coop for your ...
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
... the fly in the ointment when she applied for the job." fly off the handle To
become suddenly enraged: "When Jack's father found out about the car, he really
flew off the handle." fly the coop To get away or escape: "The Hendersons found
the ...
Eric Donald Hirsch, Joseph F. Kett, James S. Trefil,
2002
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The Random House Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
Molly Ringwald 18 Anthony Michael Hall Breakfast of Champions author: 12 Kurt
Vonnegut break free 4 bolt, flee, skip 6 escape 7 get away, make off, run away 9
cut and run 10 fly the coop 12 make a getaway breakfront 5 hutch 7 cabinet 8 ...
Random House, Stephen Elliott,
1995
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The empty nest: 31 parents tell
the truth about ...
A collection of essays about a parent's rite of passage that ensues when children leave the home features contributions by thirty-one popular writers including Anna Quindlen, Susan Shreve, and Roger Wilkins.
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Ronnie Wood's art is rolling into New York for an exhibit - NY Daily …
... the hunky star - who is married to Reed - joined staff and volunteers at its San Pedro, Calif., facility to prepare the birds to fly the coop. «New York Daily News, 七月 15»
Yellowknife KFC closure news unleashes flood of fond memories …
'Neglected' Yellowknife KFC to fly the coop, shut down in August. Kentucky Fried Chicken was the first fast food chain to arrive in Yellowknife, ... «CBC.ca, 七月 15»
Justice Insider: Did missing fowl just fly the coop?
“We're at a loss about what happened,” Deputy Chief Tony Brooks said. “There was no evidence at the scene and no leads.” This much is clear: ... «Columbus Dispatch, 七月 15»
'Neglected' Yellowknife KFC to fly the coop, shut down in August
The Yellowknife Kentucky Fried Chicken is flying the coop this August. The popular chicken restaurant will close its doors on Aug. 23, exactly ... «CBC.ca, 七月 15»
Global.Ad.Geeks: Making sad grannies glad
Children mature and fly the coop. Partners expire. Friends move away or move on, or pass on. And trying to do something about that loneliness ... «MarkLives.com, 七月 15»
Hens are ruling the roost in Forest Hills
They never fly the coop.” Agostinacchio, his wife, two children and even their pet dog watched three chickens pecking the grass at the time. «Queens Chronicle, 七月 15»
Tips for Dealing With a Temp Agency
... 10 days' notice to both the agency and the client. If that perfect consulting gig comes up, you want to be able to sprout wings and fly the coop. «Town Hall, 七月 15»
Hunger doesn't take a break during the summertime
While food-pantry donors vacation and snowbirds fly the coop, hunger stays in town. It's "like clockwork," says Scott George, a pastor and ... «Orlando Sentinel, 六月 15»
OCP announces new season, future plans
But when the United States Army drafts Birdie, manager Albert Peterson sees his meal ticket preparing to fly the coop. Desperate for a publicity ... «Orange Leader, 六月 15»
Chesney? These 9 shows were crazier
The band soldiered on for two more songs, but then decided to fly the coop. Guns N' Roses ban: Axl Rose's band was involved in so many ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, 六月 15»