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Leave the nest

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To leave home; to stop living with one's parents. idiomatic

    "At about the time that the last child is leaving the nest, elderly parents move to a point of needing assistance in their lives."

  2. 2
    To become independent; to begin to act without supervision or in ways that are not prescribed. idiomatic

    "He taught, seasoned, encouraged, and broadened all of us while we were his students, and he supported us greatly after we had left the nest."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, nest.

    "Checking nests keeps the adult birds away from the nest, exposing the eggs and chicks to cold or heat, and can cause large chicks to leave the nest prematurely."

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