sally forth

sally forth
verb
set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
Syn: ↑sally out
Hypernyms:
depart, ↑part, ↑start, ↑start out, ↑set forth, ↑set off, ↑set out, ↑take off
Verb Frames:
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sally forth (also sally out) [phrasal verb]
literary : to leave a place

After having breakfast and packing our bags, we sallied forth on the next leg of our trip.

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ˌsally ˈforth/ˈout derived
(old-fashioned literary) to leave a place in a determined or enthusiastic way

After lunch she sallied forth in the snow for a short walk.

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