Clip your wings

Posted by Shae on April 19, 2004

In Reply to: Clip your wings posted by Sax on April 19, 2004

: Hi! Can you please tell me what this means and where it comes from? Thanks much, Sax

It comes from the practice of clipping the primary flight feathers on a bird's wing to prevent it flying away. When applied to people, it means imposing some restriction on their activities.

• Clip your wings R. Berg 19/April/04
  • Clip your wings (blackbird singing in the dead of night) Leanne 20/April/04