take flight
Leave the ground
To take flight is to begin flying or to flee rapidly.
Birds take flight when startled; so do people escaping danger or unpleasant situations: She took flight the moment she saw her ex-husband enter the room.
The phrase can also describe ideas or imagination becoming active and soaring: His creativity took flight once he left the corporate world.
Depart swiftly from threat
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
dash · vanish · disappear · refuge · sanctuary · getaway · breakaway · slip away
Animals gathered together
- wingsLimbs for flight
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- perchResting spot for birds
swoop · glide · soar · migration · startle · scatter · roost · wingspan
Powered flying machine
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- runwayPaved path for planes
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- liftoffMoment of ascent
pilot · cockpit · altitude · airborne · ascent · climb · soar · glide
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
flee · scare · startle · bolt · dash · scurry · scramble · heart-pounding
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unboundNot tied down
- releaseTo let go
break free · spread wings · independence · unfettered · letting go · unburdened · weightless · free-spirited
Involuntary sleep visions
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
whimsy · daydream · visualization · escape · transport · wonder · muse · inventiveness
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
bolt · dash · vanish · disappear · refuge · sanctuary · getaway · breakaway · slip away · scatter
flock
Animals gathered together
perch · swoop · glide · soar · migration · startle · scatter · roost · wingspan · flutter
airplane
Powered flying machine
liftoff · pilot · cockpit · altitude · airborne · ascent · climb · soar · glide · wings
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
anxiety · flee · scare · startle · bolt · dash · scurry · scramble · heart-pounding · instinct
liberation
Release from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unboundNot tied down
release · break free · spread wings · independence · unfettered · letting go · unburdened · weightless · free-spirited · unrestrained
dreams
Involuntary sleep visions
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
reverie · whimsy · daydream · visualization · escape · transport · wonder · muse · inventiveness · brainstorm
- Escape Termsbreak free, get away, run away, escape route, getaway
- releasefree, liberate, let go, unleash, release
take flightstay
Remain in position
remain · stay put · abide · stand still · hold position
take flightstand firm
Refuse to retreat
stand one's ground · hold one's ground · face the music · confront · dig in
take flightland
Earth's solid surface
touch down · alight · come down · descend · stay grounded
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