take wing
Leave the ground
To take wing is to begin flying, as a bird lifting off: The startled doves took wing.
Figuratively, it means to flourish or gain momentum: Her career took wing after the award.
Something that takes wing rises, spreads, or escapes confinement—ideas take wing when they catch on, imagination takes wing when it soars freely.
Depart swiftly from threat
- escapeFlight from captivity
- vanishCease to be visible
- disappearPass from visibility
- departLeave a place
bolt · abscond · scatter · disperse · exodus · flight · liberation · freedom
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
depart · bolt · abscond · scatter · disperse · exodus · flight · liberation · freedom · release
soar
Ascend to heights
lift · hover · flap · feathers · wingbeat · migration · thermals · altitude · sky · swoop
soar
Ascend to heights
bloom · emerge · develop · launch · expand · rise · grow · succeed · progress · advance
take wingland
Earth's solid surface
touch down · alight · stay grounded · come to rest · settle
take wingstay put
Remain in place
stagnate · languish · settle down · stand still · bog down
take wingcome to rest
Halt completely, become stationary
arrive · return · come home · touch down · make landfall
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