fly off

1. Lit. to take to flight quickly. The stork flew off before we got a good look at it. The little birds flew off and things were quiet again.

2. Fig. to leave in a hurry. Well, it's late. I must fly off. She flew off a while ago.

1. To fly away: After the gunshot, the birds flew off.

2. To depart and travel by flying: My parents flew off to Miami for the weekend.

3. To suddenly and expressively enter an excited, especially negative, emotional state: When the child was told to sit down, he flew off into a rage.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Law	-	Medieval English
Kaeden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)
Gonca	-	Turkish
Iarlaith	EER-lah	Irish
Aminah (2)	-	Arabic
ClÍOdhna	KLEE-u-na	Irish, Irish Mythology