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to take flight
01
run away quickly
Idiom
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
flight
Base verb
take
Present tense
take flight
3rd person singular
takes flight
Present participle
taking flight
Past simple
took flight
Past participle
taken flight
to take flight
01
to initiate a physical altercation or fight, often with fists
Slang
Examples
He took flight as soon as the argument escalated.
