tháo cũi sổ lồng

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Breaking the cage and springing the coop — set free from confinement at last.

Literally: dismantle the cage, unlatch the coop

Examples

Nghỉ hè, lũ trẻ như tháo cũi sổ lồng.Come summer break, the kids burst out like birds from a sprung cage.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tháo cũi sổ lồng” mean?

Breaking the cage and springing the coop — set free from confinement at last. Literally: dismantle the cage, unlatch the coop

Is “tháo cũi sổ lồng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.