今日はこの二つの表現を同義語を使って覚えます。
- fly the nest = leave home
- stave off = prevent
stave something ↔ off | ロングマン現代英英辞典でのstave something ↔ offの意味 | LDOCE
stave something ↔ off意味、定義、stave something ↔ offとは何か: to keep someone or something from reachi...: も...
I flew the nest this spring. My mother seemed to be little depressed for that.
You should call her often, if you can. That may stave off loneliness in her.