up and away



up and away

Fig.[of a bird or an airplane] up into the air and into flight. After a few seconds of speeding down the runway, our flight to Tucson was up and away. Just before the cat pounced on the sparrows, they were up and away and the cat was left with empty paws and jaws.
See also: and, away, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shmuel-Hebrew
Chinweike-Western African, Igbo
OlÍVia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Telma-Portuguese
RÓŻARUW-zhahPolish
Edweenaed-WEEN-aEnglish (Rare)