prendere il volo

Italian

Verb

prèndere il volo (first-person singular present prèndo il volo, first-person singular past historic prési il volo, past participle préso il volo, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to flush
  2. (figurative) to disappear, vanish, run away, leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced