the bird has flown
US /ðə bɜːrd hæz floʊn/
UK /ðə bɜːrd hæz floʊn/
1.
de vogel is gevlogen, iemand is ontsnapt
used to say that a person has escaped or disappeared
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We arrived at the house, but the bird had flown; the suspect was gone.
We kwamen bij het huis, maar de vogel was gevlogen; de verdachte was verdwenen.
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By the time the police arrived, the bird had flown, leaving no trace.
Tegen de tijd dat de politie arriveerde, was de vogel gevlogen, zonder een spoor achter te laten.