the bird has flown
US /ðə bɜːrd hæz floʊn/
UK /ðə bɜːrd hæz floʊn/
1.
птичка упорхнула, человек сбежал
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.
Мы приехали к дому, но птичка упорхнула; подозреваемый исчез.
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By the time the police arrived, the bird had flown, leaving no trace.
К тому времени, как прибыла полиция, птичка упорхнула, не оставив следов.