See fall off the twig on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Compare hop the twig (“to run away, to pass on”), originally in reference to a bird avoiding hunters by leaping to another branch.",
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"ref": "2000 February 5, Douglas Watkinson & al., \"Beyond the Grave\", Midsomer Murders",
"text": "Who says justice is dead? George Burton fell off the twig while being interviewed about his book."
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"(UK, idiomatic) Synonym of die."
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