to clip sb's wings

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• clip someone's wings — clip (someone s) wings to limit someone s freedom. She never had kids. I guess she thought motherhood would clip her wings …   New idioms dictionary

• clip somebody's wings — clip sb s ˈwings idiom to restrict a person s freedom or power • Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings. Main entry: ↑clipidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• clip someone's wings — RESTRICT SOMEONE S FREEDOM, impose limits on, keep under control, stand in the way of; obstruct, impede, frustrate, thwart, fetter, hamstring. → clip * * * clip someone’s wings phrase to make someone have less freedom or power than before… …   Useful english dictionary

• clip someone's wings —    If you clip someone s wings, you do something to restrict their freedom.     Taking away his credit card is a sure way to clip his wings …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• clip someone’s wings — tv. to restrain someone; to reduce or put an end to a teenager’s privileges. □ One more stunt like that and I’m going to clip your wings for a couple of weeks. D Her father clipped her wings for getting into trouble with the cops …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• clip one's wings — v. cut the wings, clip feathers of a wing; take away the power or freedom of a person to do something; restrict activity …   English contemporary dictionary

• clip one's wings — limit one s activities or possibilities They decided to clip his wings and took away his expense account …   Idioms and examples

• clip someone's wings — if you try to clip her wings, neither one of you will ever be happy Syn: restrict someone s freedom, impose limits on, keep under control, stand in the way of; obstruct, impede, frustrate, thwart, fetter, hamstring, handcuff …   Thesaurus of popular words

• clip one's wings — {v. phr.} To limit or hold you back, bring you under control; prevent your success. * /When the new president tried to become dictator, the generals soon clipped his wings./ * /Jim was spending too much time on dates when he needed to study so… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• clip one's wings — {v. phr.} To limit or hold you back, bring you under control; prevent your success. * /When the new president tried to become dictator, the generals soon clipped his wings./ * /Jim was spending too much time on dates when he needed to study so… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• clip\ one's\ wings — v. phr. To limit or hold you back, bring you under control; prevent your success. When the new president tried to become dictator, the generals soon clipped his wings. Jim was spending too much time on dates when he needed to study so his father… …   Словарь американских идиом