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 stopped his allowance; that clipped his wings.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 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 — {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 — phrasal : to place an effectual check on the ambitions or efforts of : make powerless : restrain … Useful english dictionary
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 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
have\ one's\ wings\ clipped — See: clip one s wings … Словарь американских идиом
have one's wings clipped — See: CLIP ONE S WING … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's wings clipped — See: CLIP ONE S WING … Dictionary of American idioms
