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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a flying leap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
take a fly-ing leap
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get lost; to scram.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes a flying leap (present, singular) taking a flying leap (participle, present) took a flying leap (past) taken a flying leap (participle, past)

Questions

What does take a flying leap mean?
To get lost; to scram.

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