coop : Idioms & Phrases


chicken coop

  • noun a farm building for housing poultry
    hencoop; coop; henhouse.
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coop in

  • verb confine in or as if in a coop
    coop in.
    • she coops herself up in the library all day
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coop up

  • verb confine in or as if in a coop
    coop in.
    • she coops herself up in the library all day
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fly the coop

  • verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    lam; run; head for the hills; hightail it; bunk; run away; take to the woods; scarper; escape; break away; scat; turn tail.
    • If you see this man, run!
    • The burglars escaped before the police showed up
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