Fly the coop

Not liking the accommodations, I took the first chance and flew the coop.

By the time the disk was out, most of Smith had apparently flown the coop; only Gayle and Jerry remained

I think even Ruth looked over there when she was thinking about flying the coop.

Explained a Curtiz assistant: "We had three ravens in Assisi; one died of cold, and another flew the coop."