fly the nest 离开父母开始独立生活

短语 to fly the nest 的意思是一个人离开父母开始自己独立的生活。

例句

When David started university he had to fly the nest and live alone.

All the children have flown the nest so Mum now has a lot of spare time.

请注意

A nest egg 的意思是存款、储备金。

Jane is going to use her nest egg to buy a big house by the sea.