clip someone's wings
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A reference to someone clipping a bird's wings to prevent it from flying away.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
clip someone's wings (third-person singular simple present clips someone's wings, present participle clipping someone's wings, simple past and past participle clipped someone's wings)
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
To curtail someone's freedom
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