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Discover Ludwig"take wing" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used as a metaphor to describe something quickly leaving or escaping a situation, often with the implication of freedom. For example, "The birds suddenly took wing and soared away into the horizon."
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take wing
verb
Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.
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Or, conversely, you can take wing.
It's hard to predict what will take wing.
For a political insult to take wing it needs to be funny or at least interesting.
For centuries people have wistfully watched birds take wing and felt a bit jealous.
Barring another bid for Thistle, BIL is unlikely to take wing soon.
A lost child's toy speaks, keys have memories, embroidered birds take wing.
It's not exactly the Reichenbach Falls, but the new genre will no doubt take wing eventually.
Robert though is having none of it and just lets his fantasy take wing.
Alert governments try to kill the larvae with insecticides before they take wing.
But with BAE also grounded, British manufacturing could struggle to take wing until then.
And as he has demonstrated elsewhere, notably in the dazzling 2008 novel "Serena," he can make words take wing.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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