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